Abstract

Social capital can help formerly incarcerated individuals navigate the challenges of life after prison. Yet, these individuals are unlikely to receive the trust from others that is necessary to build the relationships from which social capital and social support flow. To date, little research has examined individuals’ willingness to extend trust and provide social support to those who are reentering society. To help fill this void, two independent factorial vignette studies were conducted using university-based samples. Study 1 tested the effect of prior incarceration on participants’ willingness to trust. Study 2 examined whether participants provided more social support to recently incarcerated kin as opposed to recently incarcerated friends. Findings from both studies highlight some of the disadvantages formerly incarcerated individuals face when reentering society.

摘要

社会资本可以帮助以前被监禁的人应对出狱后的生活挑战。然而，这些人不太可能从他人那里获得信任，而这种信任对于建立社会资本和社会支持流动的关系是必要的。迄今为止，很少有研究考察个人向重新进入社会的人提供信任和提供社会支持的意愿。为了填补这一空白，我们使用基于大学的样本进行了两项独立的因子小插曲研究。研究 1 测试了先前监禁对参与者信任意愿的影响。研究 2 检验了参与者是否向最近被监禁的亲属提供了更多的社会支持，而不是最近被监禁的朋友。