The Relationship between Conjugal Visitation and Family Bonding among Incarcerated People
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2014-10
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Addis Ababa University
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The present study was aimed at the investigation of conjugal visitation and family bonding
among incarcerated people. The study was conducted in Addis Ababa,Kaliti correctional center.
136participants (38 females and 98 males) were selected by using purposive sampling. A selfreported
questionnaire that consisted of questions on social background, conjugal visit and
family bonding was administered. The data obtained were analyzed using Parson Product-
Moment Correlation Coefficient and independent sample t- test. The result of correlation
coefficient(r = .275, p < .05, N =136)showed a weak, positive and statistically insignificant
relationship between conjugal visitation and family bonding among families who have no child;
and(r = .53, p < .05, N = 136) showed a statistically significant relationship among incarcerated
people who have a child or children. The independent sample t-test also demonstrated
statistically significant difference (-2.90, df = 134, p <. 05) between male and female prisoners
in preserving family bonding related to conjugal visitation; the result was in favor of male
incarcerations.Finally, it was concluded that conjugal visitation is significantly associated with
family bonding.
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Among Incarcerated People