Peitz Linus, Newson Martha
University of Greenwich, UK.
University of Kent, UK.
J Health Psychol. 2025 May;30(6):1408-1414. doi: 10.1177/13591053241272188. Epub 2024 Aug 20.
Social isolation and lack of support networks are key factors contributing to mental health problems among incarcerated people, which, in turn, are associated with an increased risk of reoffending. Enabling prisoners to form positive group relations and social identities is one approach to address the cycle of ill health and incarceration. We examine the impact of a football-based intervention, the Twinning Project, on prisoners' wellbeing and social relations. Longitudinal and correlational analyses of data from = 164 UK prisoners show how social bonding is linked with significant boosts to psychological need satisfaction, life satisfaction, efficacy beliefs as well as higher levels of wellbeing.
社会隔离和缺乏支持网络是导致被监禁者出现心理健康问题的关键因素，而这反过来又与再次犯罪风险的增加有关。让囚犯形成积极的群体关系和社会身份认同是解决健康不佳和监禁循环问题的一种方法。我们研究了一项以足球为基础的干预措施——结对项目，对囚犯幸福感和社会关系的影响。对来自164名英国囚犯的数据进行的纵向和相关性分析表明，社会联系如何与心理需求满意度、生活满意度、效能信念的显著提升以及更高水平的幸福感相关联。
