Salutogenesis as a Mediator in Decreased Criminal Thinking: An Evaluation of Cognitive Programs for Juvenile and Adult Offenders

This study is based on two previous studies that showed a post-treatment decrease in total criminal thinking (PICTS) and an increase in total sense of coherence (SOC) among youths and adults. The current study investigated whether these interventions changed the sub-scales of PICTS and SOC, and whet...

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Published inJournal of forensic psychology research and practice pp. 1 - 26
Main Authors Söderström, Sophia, Hiltunen, Arto J., Eriksson, Lars, Lappalainen, Raimo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.02.2024
Subjects
adolescent
adult
cognition
cognitive therapy
controlled study
female
human
juvenile
male
offender
Psychology
Psykologi
sense of coherence
therapy
thinking
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Summary:This study is based on two previous studies that showed a post-treatment decrease in total criminal thinking (PICTS) and an increase in total sense of coherence (SOC) among youths and adults. The current study investigated whether these interventions changed the sub-scales of PICTS and SOC, and whether an increase in SOC would mediate a decrease in PICTS. Among both groups, the mean value of the sub-factors of PICTS decreased by the interventions, and increased for SOC sub-factors meaningfulness and manageability. Only among the adults, the increase in total sense of coherence and the sub-factor of manageability mediated the decrease of criminal thinking. 
ISSN:2473-2850
2473-2842
2473-2842
DOI:10.1080/24732850.2024.2310619