A growing body of literature on correctional populations from the past two decades indicates that a significant proportion of prison inmates report experiencing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) during childhood. Extant literature also suggests that women suffer disproportionate victimization at all life stages. The current study examines the prevalence and magnitude of the associations between ACEs, social support, and negative emotional states (that is, anxiety, depression, and stress) among a sample of incarcerated women-a small but growing correctional population. Data were obtained from a survey of women incarcerated in two prisons in Spain (N = 174); survey questions elicited information on these women's emotional, physical, and sexual victimization during childhood in addition to their self-reported levels of social support and mental health. A series of analyses indicated that female inmates who reported ACEs similarly reported lower levels of social support and higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress as compared with nonvictimized women inmates. The findings reported here underscore the importance of attaining a fuller understanding of female inmates' histories of ACEs so that we can more accurately identify and, ideally, provide necessary services to those women at highest risk of mental health-related problems during incarceration.

中文翻译：

---

西班牙的女囚：童年不良经历，消极的情绪状态和社会支持。

在过去的二十年中，有关惩教人口的文献越来越多，这表明有很大比例的囚犯报告在童年时期经历了不利的童年经历。现有文献还表明，妇女在各个生命阶段遭受的伤害都是不成比例的。当前的研究调查了被监禁的女性样本中ACE，社会支持和负面情绪状态（即焦虑，抑郁和压力）之间的关联的普遍性和严重性，这是一个规模很小但正在增长的教养人群。数据来自对西班牙两个监狱中被关押的妇女的调查（N = 174）；调查问题引发了有关这些女性情绪，身体，自我报告的社会支持和心理健康水平以及儿童时期的性受害情况。一系列分析表明，与未受过惩罚的女囚犯相比，报告有ACE的女囚犯报告的社会支持水平较低，而抑郁，焦虑和压力较高。此处报告的研究结果强调了对女性囚犯ACEs的历史有更全面了解的重要性，这样我们就可以更准确地识别并理想地为那些在监禁期间面临与精神健康相关问题最高风险的女性提供必要的服务。与未受过惩罚的女囚犯相比，压力更大。此处报告的研究结果强调了对女性囚犯ACEs的历史有更全面了解的重要性，这样我们就可以更准确地识别并理想地为那些在监禁期间面临与精神健康相关问题最高风险的女性提供必要的服务。与未受过惩罚的女囚犯相比，压力更大。此处报告的研究结果强调了对女性囚犯ACEs的历史有更全面了解的重要性，这样我们就可以更准确地识别并理想地为那些在监禁期间面临与精神健康相关问题最高风险的女性提供必要的服务。