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The effectiveness of PPP intervention on aggression, depression and ability changes among prison inmates in Malaysia

This study examines the effect of Psychoanalysis and Positive Psychology Intervention (PPPI) in reducing the level of aggression and depression on prison inmates in Malaysia. A second purpose of the study was to examine the effect of PPP Intervention increasing the level of ability to change among y...

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Main Authors: Mariamdaran, Saralah Devi, Ishak, Noor Azniza
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2014
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BF Psychology
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spelling my.uum.repo.107022016-04-18T02:32:38Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/10702/ The effectiveness of PPP intervention on aggression, depression and ability changes among prison inmates in Malaysia Mariamdaran, Saralah Devi Ishak, Noor Azniza BF Psychology This study examines the effect of Psychoanalysis and Positive Psychology Intervention (PPPI) in reducing the level of aggression and depression on prison inmates in Malaysia. A second purpose of the study was to examine the effect of PPP Intervention increasing the level of ability to change among young inmates. The study was a quasi-experimental pre-post test involving two groups of 144 young inmates (18-21 years) in one prison in North Malaysia. The treatment group (72) was exposed to 15 sessions of PPP intervention over sixteen days, while the control group was only given the pre-post test questionnaire. ANCOVA analysis results among the group showed that the Intervention was effective in significantly reducing the level of aggression and depression among the study sample. Furthermore, the results show that the intervention was effective in increasing the level of ability to change. It is recommended that PPP Intervention be used as a tool to help inmates to reduce the negative feelings among young inmates. This is the first study of this nature. Elsevier Ltd. 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/10702/1/1-s2.pdf Mariamdaran, Saralah Devi and Ishak, Noor Azniza (2014) The effectiveness of PPP intervention on aggression, depression and ability changes among prison inmates in Malaysia. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 112. pp. 47-56. ISSN 18770428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.1138 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.1138
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Mariamdaran, Saralah Devi
Ishak, Noor Azniza
The effectiveness of PPP intervention on aggression, depression and ability changes among prison inmates in Malaysia
description This study examines the effect of Psychoanalysis and Positive Psychology Intervention (PPPI) in reducing the level of aggression and depression on prison inmates in Malaysia. A second purpose of the study was to examine the effect of PPP Intervention increasing the level of ability to change among young inmates. The study was a quasi-experimental pre-post test involving two groups of 144 young inmates (18-21 years) in one prison in North Malaysia. The treatment group (72) was exposed to 15 sessions of PPP intervention over sixteen days, while the control group was only given the pre-post test questionnaire. ANCOVA analysis results among the group showed that the Intervention was effective in significantly reducing the level of aggression and depression among the study sample. Furthermore, the results show that the intervention was effective in increasing the level of ability to change. It is recommended that PPP Intervention be used as a tool to help inmates to reduce the negative feelings among young inmates. This is the first study of this nature.
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author Mariamdaran, Saralah Devi
Ishak, Noor Azniza
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title The effectiveness of PPP intervention on aggression, depression and ability changes among prison inmates in Malaysia
title_short The effectiveness of PPP intervention on aggression, depression and ability changes among prison inmates in Malaysia
title_full The effectiveness of PPP intervention on aggression, depression and ability changes among prison inmates in Malaysia
title_fullStr The effectiveness of PPP intervention on aggression, depression and ability changes among prison inmates in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The effectiveness of PPP intervention on aggression, depression and ability changes among prison inmates in Malaysia
title_sort effectiveness of ppp intervention on aggression, depression and ability changes among prison inmates in malaysia
publisher Elsevier Ltd.
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