Love Between Bars: Systematic Review of Conjugality in the Context of Incarceration

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Published: Jul 26, 2022
Issue: Vol. 40 No. 1 (2022): Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana
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Keywords: Incarceration prison marriage

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  Rayssa Reck Brum
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  Karina Scapin Teixeira
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  Caroline Rubin Rossato Pereira
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  Luciane Najar Smeha
Universidade Franciscana

Abstract

This study aimed to comprehend the international panorama of publications and analyze the scientific production on the theme of conjugality at the intersection with incarceration. A systematic review was carried out by searching of articles published in indexed scientific journals, between 2010 and 2020, in the Web of Science database. Applying the inclusion criteria, 23 studies were selected for analysis. Quantitative data about the review were analyzed with a simple frequency analysis. In addition, the main results identified in the studies were subjected to qualitative content analysis, which resulted in five categories: repercussions of deprivation of liberty in maintaining or breaking the marriage; conjugal dynamics traversed by prison; imprisonment and marital violence; marriage as a protective factor; and psychological interventions with couples in the context of incarceration. The results suggest significant repercussions of the deprivation of liberty in marital relationships as well as an impact of these relationships on the experience of imprisonment.

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Reck Brum, R., Scapin Teixeira, K., Rossato Pereira, C. R., & Najar Smeha, L. (2022). Love Between Bars: Systematic Review of Conjugality in the Context of Incarceration. Avances En Psicología Latinoamericana, 40(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.9853
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