Abstract：
BACKGROUND: The higher impulsivity of offenders in prison is a challenge for prison intervention. Childhood maltreatment, one of the factors closely related to the generation and development of impulsivity, is also prevalent in offenders. Therefore, it is critical to investigate the underlying paths that generate impulsivity in offenders who have experienced childhood abuse.
OBJECTIVE: Targeting positive protective factors, this study aimed to probe the mediating roles of self-compassion and cognitive reappraisal in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and impulsivity in offenders.
METHODS: The participants included 2643 offenders, 1534 males and 1109 females. Each participant completed the appropriate questionnaires to measure childhood maltreatment, impulsivity, self-compassion, and cognitive reappraisal. The PROCESS macro was used to perform the mediation analysis and hypothesis testing.
RESULTS: The findings showed that childhood maltreatment indirectly affected offenders\' impulsivity through self-compassion and cognitive reappraisal, and the mediating effect of self-compassion was stronger than that of cognitive reappraisal. Further analyses found that sexual abuse indirectly affected impulsivity through self-compassion, and the remaining types of childhood maltreatment were associated with impulsivity in indirect pathways through self-compassion and cognitive reappraisal.
CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that reinforcing practical training in self-compassion and cognitive reappraisal, especially the former, might facilitate the reduction of impulsive symptoms among offenders with backgrounds of childhood maltreatment.
OBJECTIVE: Targeting positive protective factors, this study aimed to probe the mediating roles of self-compassion and cognitive reappraisal in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and impulsivity in offenders.
METHODS: The participants included 2643 offenders, 1534 males and 1109 females. Each participant completed the appropriate questionnaires to measure childhood maltreatment, impulsivity, self-compassion, and cognitive reappraisal. The PROCESS macro was used to perform the mediation analysis and hypothesis testing.
RESULTS: The findings showed that childhood maltreatment indirectly affected offenders\' impulsivity through self-compassion and cognitive reappraisal, and the mediating effect of self-compassion was stronger than that of cognitive reappraisal. Further analyses found that sexual abuse indirectly affected impulsivity through self-compassion, and the remaining types of childhood maltreatment were associated with impulsivity in indirect pathways through self-compassion and cognitive reappraisal.
CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that reinforcing practical training in self-compassion and cognitive reappraisal, especially the former, might facilitate the reduction of impulsive symptoms among offenders with backgrounds of childhood maltreatment.
摘要：
背景：罪犯在监狱中的冲动性较高是对监狱干预的挑战。童年虐待，与冲动性的产生和发展密切相关的因素之一，在罪犯中也很普遍。因此,调查经历过童年虐待的罪犯产生冲动的潜在路径至关重要。
目标：针对积极的保护因素，本研究旨在探讨自我同情和认知重估在儿童虐待与罪犯冲动关系中的中介作用。
方法：参与者包括2643名罪犯，1534雄性和1109雌性。每个参与者都填写了适当的问卷来衡量儿童虐待，冲动,自我同情，和认知重新评估。PROCESS宏用于执行中介分析和假设检验。
结果：研究结果表明，儿童虐待通过自我同情和认知重新评估间接影响了罪犯的冲动，自我同情的中介作用强于认知重估。进一步的分析发现，性虐待通过自我同情间接影响冲动，其余类型的儿童虐待与通过自我同情和认知重新评估的间接途径中的冲动有关。
结论：结果表明，在自我同情和认知重新评估方面加强实践训练，尤其是前者,可能有助于减少有童年虐待背景的罪犯的冲动症状。
目标：针对积极的保护因素，本研究旨在探讨自我同情和认知重估在儿童虐待与罪犯冲动关系中的中介作用。
方法：参与者包括2643名罪犯，1534雄性和1109雌性。每个参与者都填写了适当的问卷来衡量儿童虐待，冲动,自我同情，和认知重新评估。PROCESS宏用于执行中介分析和假设检验。
结果：研究结果表明，儿童虐待通过自我同情和认知重新评估间接影响了罪犯的冲动，自我同情的中介作用强于认知重估。进一步的分析发现，性虐待通过自我同情间接影响冲动，其余类型的儿童虐待与通过自我同情和认知重新评估的间接途径中的冲动有关。
结论：结果表明，在自我同情和认知重新评估方面加强实践训练，尤其是前者,可能有助于减少有童年虐待背景的罪犯的冲动症状。
