Resiliencia en adolescentes y adultos en internamiento por diversos delitos The resilience of teenagers and adults in internment for various crimes

Abstract

The resilience characteristics of people in deprivation of liberty as well as the internal, external and risk protective factors were studied. A sample of 292 people from different penitentiaries in the State of Mexico was evaluated with a two-part resilience scale. The first part reflects a moderated level of resilience (60% teenagers and 62% adults); in the complementary part, internment and the loss of a family member are reported to be the most difficult situations to overcome; besides, inmates recognize the family support as the most important external factor in their internment condition. It is important to have characteristics of resilience in a penitentiary context to lessen the internment impact and to be able to adapt to the institutional functioning. Keywords: resilience, penitentiaries, men, women.