This study explores the ability of inmate cynicism to mediate the relationship between perceptions regarding quality of treatment and inmate misconduct in a prison setting. Using a sample of inmates from prisons in South Korea, the generalizability of the process-based model is tested. Also, the indirect effect of quality of treatment on inmate misconduct through cynicism is estimated using a bias-corrected bootstrapped mediation analysis. The findings show that quality of treatment was negatively and significantly associated with inmate misconduct in South Korean prisons. Additionally, results indicate that the quality of treatment and social support are significant predictors of inmate cynicism. Finally, a regression-based path analysis reveals that cynicism mediates the relationship between quality of treatment and inmate misconduct. While quality of treatment was found to predict inmate misconduct significantly, mediation analyses support the hypothesis that inmate cynicism partially mediates this association. The findings suggest that correctional policies should pay more attention to reducing inmates’ cynicism.

这项研究探索了囚犯玩世不恭的能力，以调解关于治疗质量的看法与监狱环境中的囚犯不当行为之间的关系。使用韩国监狱中的一个囚犯样本，对基于过程的模型的可推广性进行了测试。同样，使用偏正校正的自举调解分析可以估算治疗质量对犬儒行为不当行为的间接影响。研究结果表明，治疗质量与韩国监狱中的犯人不当行为呈显着负相关。此外，结果表明治疗的质量和社会支持是囚犯玩世不恭的重要预测指标。最后，基于回归的路径分析表明，犬儒主义介导了治疗质量与犯人不当行为之间的关系。虽然发现治疗质量可以显着预测犯人的不当行为，但调解分析支持以下假设：犯人玩世不恭的行为部分地介导了这种关联。调查结果表明，惩教政策应更加注意减少囚犯的犬儒主义。