Beneficios psicológicos del uso de Mindfulness en la población carcelaria: una revisión documental.

Abstract

This thesis corresponds to a literature review, which has the objective to investigate the interventions that use the mindfulness as the main strategy used on the prison context, emphasizing the psychological benefits demonstrated by employing this technique. For that purpose, an inquiry into the literature was carried out using the available scientific publications of high academic connotation that did not exceed the ten years of dissemination, taking as a primary source the specialized databases (Science Direct, Scopus, Springer Link, Sage Journals, Taylor, Redalyc and Literatura Gris) with which, using the quantitative methodology, a descriptive, non-experimental and cross-sectional analysis was carried out, by using the PRISMA procedure and the Analytical Research Summaries (RAI's). As a result, a total of 13 articles previously submitted for consideration on the basis of specific criteria and contrasted with the investigative background found when investigating theoretically the constructs related to the topic of the present thesis. From this, it could be concluded that the Mindfulness interventions can be applied in any type of age group, given its multiple psychological benefits that are obtained after the practice of this technique, among the most prominent are highlighted the followinG: the reduction of stress, the symptomatology of depression and an increase in impulse control. Based on the results obtained in this study, it is intended to make an invitation to continue researching in this type of alternative therapy solutions, which allows to strengthen the discipline and achieve a greater impact of the academy in the development of public policies related to the prison population.