The Effect of a Self-Compassionate Mindfulness Psychoeducation Program Implemented in Prison on Internalized Stigma, Emotion Regulation, and Forgiveness in Juvenile Delinquents

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the Self-Compassionate Mindfulness Psychoeducation Program on internalized stigma, emotion regulation, and forgiveness among adolescents involved in delinquency under prison conditions. Objectives Objective 1: To develop a Self-Compassionate Mindfulness Psychoeducation Program for juveniles involved in delinquency and to ensure its content validity. Objective 2: To conduct a pilot implementation of the developed psychoeducation program. Objective 3: To administer pre-tests to juveniles involved in delinquency using psychometrically validated and reliable scales to assess levels of internalized stigma, emotion regulation, and forgiveness. Objective 4: To implement the developed psychoeducation program in a prison setting over the course of six sessions. Objective 5: To administer post-tests to juveniles involved in delinquency using psychometrically validated and reliable scales to assess levels of internalized stigma, emotion regulation, and forgiveness. Objective 6: To perform statistical analyses of the collected data. H₀ Hypothesis: The Self-Compassionate Mindfulness Psychoeducation Program administered to juveniles involved in delinquency in a prison setting does not affect the mean scores of internalized stigma, emotion regulation, and forgiveness in the experimental group. H₁a Hypothesis: The Self-Compassionate Mindfulness Psychoeducation Program administered to juveniles involved in delinquency in a prison setting decreases the mean scores of internalized stigma in the experimental group. H₁b Hypothesis: The Self-Compassionate Mindfulness Psychoeducation Program administered to juveniles involved in delinquency in a prison setting increases the mean scores of emotion regulation in the experimental group. H₁c Hypothesis: The Self-Compassionate Mindfulness Psychoeducation Program administered to juveniles involved in delinquency in a prison setting increases the mean scores of forgiveness in the experimental group.

NCT Number	NCT07098637
Lead Sponsor	Ondokuz Mayıs University
Conditions	Juvenile Delinquency
Enrollment	68 participants
Start Date	2025-09-20
Primary Completion	2025-11-20 (estimated)
Study Completion	2025-12-20 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-08-01