Abstract
ABSTRACTIllicit substance use has been becoming the major global issue. In Indonesia, inmates imprisonedfor illicit substance offences accounted for 40 percent of the total inmates. This study aimed toidentify the effects of family psychoeducational therapies on inmates’ self esteem in the narcoticscorrectional facility. Quasi-experimental pre-post test with control group was employed in thisstudy. Intervention group 1 received general nursing intervention whereas intervention group 2received family psychoeducational therapies. This study involved 31 inmates for each group. Datawere collected using Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (RSES), and were analysed using repeatedANOVA dan independent t-tests. The study demonstrated that self esteem was significantly upperamongst those who received the combination of those two therapies compared to those whoreceived general nursing intervention standalone (p < 0.05). This study suggested theimplementation of both general nursing intervention and specialistic therapies, particularly familypsychoeducational therapies to address the anxiety problems experienced by adolescent inmatessuffering from illicit substance dependences.Keywords: Adolescent inmates, self esteem, family psychoeducational therapy
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