COMMENTARY ON PAULUS AND DZINDOLET - MODELS OF THE EFFECTS OF PRISON LIFE

Paulus and Dzindolet (1993) presented evidence that they argued suppor ts a two-component model of the effects of incarceration, Prison life, in their model, includes both constancy and variability, with each of these components having different effects on the individual. However, the separation of these two components at the theoretical and methodo logical levels is problematic. We conclude that their data can just as readily support other theoretical accounts of the effects of imprison ment without facing the difficulties posed by the two-component model.