RT Article
T1 Be Still and You Will Know: A Mixed-Method Study on Solitude and Consideration of Future Consequences Among Youth in Rehabilitation
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 67
IS 6/7
SP 687
OP 706
A1 Poon, Cyanea Y. S.
A2 Chan, Christian S.
A2 Chau, Pauline P. L.
A2 Chan, Chun-Yin
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1840221852
AB Although solitude is found to be undesirable to many, systematic practice of it can yield positive psychological outcomes. This mixed-method study explored the process and influence of solitude as a behavioral intervention among youths in a therapeutic community in Hong Kong. Qualitative interviews with 43 youths (67.4% male, mean age = 18.3) revealed that solitude facilitated growth in their sense of personal responsibility, increased perspective-taking, increased respect for rules, change in life attitudes, and growth in consideration of future consequences. A two-wave prospective study (n = 79, 82.3% male, mean age = 17.4) further demonstrated perceived meaningfulness in solitude predicted an increase in consideration of future consequences, but not in other types of behavioral intervention. This study preliminarily demonstrated solitude has beneficial outcomes among high-risk youths, and meaning-making can facilitate this relationship.
K1 Meaning-making
K1 high-risk youths
K1 consideration of future consequences
K1 Solitude
DO 10.1177/0306624X211058955