矯導所 餘暇活動의 社會的 敵對感 및 스트레스 解消 效果

The Effects of Leisure Programs on Social Hostility and Stress Reduction of Prisoners at a Correctional Institute

This study was to examine the effects of leisure programs on social hostility and stress reduction of prisoners. Data were collected from 85 prisoners in a correctional institute, Korea. The results indicated that. the most preferable leisure activities among the prisoners was the appreciation of the music, followed by watching the movie film and running in the playground. Results also showed that almost all the preferable hypothetical leisure programs made positive effects on reducing social hostility and stress of the prisoners Finally, it turned out that the prisoners preferred self chosen leisure activities with partners to allocated leisure activities without partners. This suggests that prisoners might have a similar pattern of leisure preference with ordinary citizens.