The Effect of Forgiveness Training on Emotional Self-Regulation and Psychological Well-Being of Released Male Prisoners Referred to SocialServices and Post-Release Care Offices

Introduction: The present study was aimed to examine the effect of forgiveness training on emotional self-regulation and psychological well-being of released male prisoners referred to social services and post-release care offices in Sistan and Baluchestan Materials and Methods: The population included all released male prisoners referred to a care center in 2602 within the age range of 22-25 years in Zahedan. The sample consisted of 22 released male prisoners whom were selected based on the Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations Inventory (for screening). They were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group (02 participants in the experimental and 02 in the control group). The SRI- 22 Emotional Self-Regulation Inventory (Ibanez et al., 2662) and Psychological Well-Being Scale (Reif, 0595) were used to collect data. The experimental group participated in 02 sessions of forgiveness training workshop.Results : The results indicated that forgiveness training affected emotional self-regulation and forgiveness training enhanced and stabilized emotional self-regulation after four months.Conclusion: Therefore, using this kind of training can have a relatively stable effect on enhancing emotional self-regulation.

کلیدواژه ها:

Forgiveness ، Emotional Self-Regulation ، Psychological Well-Being ، Prisoner 56