title: Heterosexual romantic relationships, interpersonal needs, and quality of life in prison.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the moderating effect of having vs. not having a and quality of life. In-person interviews were conducted with 55 male and 64 female inmates from the Topas Penitentiary (Spain). Higher levels of social loneliness and lower levels of sexual satisfaction were associated with lower levels of quality of life. In addition, the interaction between sexual satisfaction and romantic partner status was significant. Higher levels of sexual satisfaction were associated with higher levels of quality of life only for the group without a partner. These findings support a "bad is stronger than good" principle and indicate the detrimental aspects that can be associated with not having a satisfactory sexual life while incarcerated.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Universidad de Salamanca, E.U. de Magisterio de Zamora, "Campus Viriato", Avda. Cardenal Cisneros, 24, 49022 Salamanca, Spain. rcarcedo@usal.es
authors.forename: Rodrigo J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Carcedo
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Perlman
authors.forename: Félix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Begoña Orgaz
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D020010:Heterosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013030:Spain; D055815:Young Adult