Subjective Well-being Narapidana Baru Dalam Adaptasi Awal Mapenaling: Studi Kasus Di Rutan Kelas I Samarinda
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The initial stage of imprisonment is a period of abrupt change in legal status, social relationships, and daily life. In Indonesian correctional institutions, this stage is addressed through Mapenaling (Masa Pengamatan, Pengenalan, dan Penelitian Lingkungan), which is usually studied as an institutional orientation procedure rather than as an experience of the people who undergo it. This study aimed to describe the subjective well-being of new inmates during early adaptation in Mapenaling, the conditions that shape it, and the efforts they make to maintain it. A descriptive qualitative case study was conducted at Rutan Kelas I Samarinda, a detention centre with an occupancy rate of about 302 percent. Data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews with four new inmates and one correctional officer, and analysed using thematic analysis assisted by NVivo 12. The findings show that subjective well-being was dynamic. In the early days, participants reported fear, anxiety, confusion, shame, and longing for family, and evaluated their lives very negatively. As they came to understand the rules and routines, knew whom to ask, and received support, their evaluations became more acceptable, and calm and hope emerged, although longing for family and crowding persisted. Subjective well-being was shaped by family, peer, and officer support, clarity of information, spirituality, and the prison environment. Participants maintained it through worship, routines, communication with family, talking with friends, seeking information, and avoiding conflict. Mapenaling should therefore be informative, gradual, and sensitive to the psychological condition of new inmates.
Institution: Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7223560791