Abstract

The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to describe parental acceptance and rejection of incarcerated women and to determine whether a relationship exists between parental acceptance and rejection, life time experience of abuse, and documented health status. Intake records of 100 incarcerated women sentenced to community corrections and enrolled in a residential alchohol and drug treatment program from June 2012 to June 2013 were used to examine relationship between the study variables. The retrospective record audit of women incarcerated in a community correctional facility provided data for correlational evaluation. The study concluded that parental acceptance and rejection appear to be associated with life time experience of violence and current health status. Findings provide support for life skill programs for incarcerated women transitioning back to the community.