Features of the perception of psychological time by convicts with disabilities
The article discusses the basic situation of disabled convicts in places of deprivation of freedom. Nowadays, employees of institutions and bodies of the penitentiary system, as well as domestic and foreign researchers, have developed programs for the rehabilitation, correction and support of persons with special needs. However, these projects have limitations related to age, the type of disorders and diseases, the methods used, the specifics of the correctional institutions themselves, the resolution of the problems of disabled convicts is associated only with an emphasis on a certain time period, in particular on the future, and teaching skills that contribute to favorable resocialization after release. But most scientists are in favor of studying the time perspective of convicts and forming a holistic vision of their own lives. Currently, in the literature you can find a small number of studies of the perception of psychological time on a sample of convicts with disabilities, which determines the relevance of the work. The purpose of this empirical study is to identify the features of the perception of psychological time by disabled convicts. The psychodiagnostic examination involved 120 men serving sentences of imprisonment in correctional institutions of the Ryazan region. The main methods are the Zimbardo F. Personality Time Perspective Questionnaire (adapted by A. Syrtsova, E. T. Sokolova, O. V. Mitina), the «Time Perspective» subscale of the suicide risk questionnaire (A. G. Shmelev, I. Yu. Belyakova). In the course of the study, features characteristic of the perception of psychological time by disabled convicts were revealed: past events are rejected, perceived painfully, negatively, with disappointment; the present is not connected with other time periods and is aimed at meeting urgent needs; there are no goals and plans for the future. The scales «Negative past» and «Hedonistic present» are dominant. These results can be considered as «targets» of psycho-corrective influence and programs aimed at working with the cognitive, emotional and behavioral spheres can be developed, taking into account the peculiarities of the perception of the life path by disabled convicts.