Date of Award
1-1-2005
Document Type
Thesis - ECU Access Only
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Degree Name
Doctor of Psychology
Faculty
Faculty of Community Services, Education and Social Sciences
First Supervisor
Dr Greg Dear
Abstract
Despite a 60-year history of investigation, little is understood of how physical and/or social aspects of the prison environment work directly to influence adjustment behaviour of prisoners. A major study in 1972 by Huns Toch and colleagues led to the development of the Prison Preference Inventory (PPI). This was designed to elicit a prisoner respondent's hierarchy of psychological needs while imprisoned. Based on Murray's needs-press model, Toch argued that each prisoner had a unique configuration of eight major needs (termed environmental concerns) namely Safety, Support, Activity, Social Stimulation, Emotional Feedback, Privacy, Freedom and Structure.
Recommended Citation
Bhullar, M. K. (2005). Development of a new measure of environmental congruence to complement a revised Prison Preference Inventory. Edith Cowan University. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/650