TY - JOUR
T1 - Employment Hope as an Empowerment Pathway to Self-Sufficiency Among Exoffenders
AU - Hong, Philip Young P.
AU - Lewis, Dara
AU - Choi, Sangmi
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - The purpose of this research is to examine the process of psychological empowerment as it impacts exoffenders' self-sufficiency. This transformational process of social inclusion involves developing employment hope as one strives for economic success. Using a sample of 154 exoffenders receiving services from a community-based social service organization in Chicago, this study investigated how self-esteem, self-efficacy, and employment hope affect self-sufficiency. Based on structural equation model analyses, employment hope significantly mediated the path from self-esteem to self-sufficiency. This study confirms previous studies that suggest a renewed focus on employment hope for comprehensively supporting exoffenders' successful transition to self-sufficiency.
AB - The purpose of this research is to examine the process of psychological empowerment as it impacts exoffenders' self-sufficiency. This transformational process of social inclusion involves developing employment hope as one strives for economic success. Using a sample of 154 exoffenders receiving services from a community-based social service organization in Chicago, this study investigated how self-esteem, self-efficacy, and employment hope affect self-sufficiency. Based on structural equation model analyses, employment hope significantly mediated the path from self-esteem to self-sufficiency. This study confirms previous studies that suggest a renewed focus on employment hope for comprehensively supporting exoffenders' successful transition to self-sufficiency.
KW - employment hope
KW - exoffender
KW - psychological empowerment
KW - self-sufficiency
KW - social inclusion
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84903765529&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10509674.2014.922156
DO - 10.1080/10509674.2014.922156
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84903765529
SN - 1050-9674
VL - 53
SP - 317
EP - 333
JO - Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
JF - Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
IS - 5
ER -