Social exclusion, especially when prolonged over time––has a strong impact on the individuals’ health and wellbeing. According to the Temporal Need‐Threat Model (Williams, 2009), the experience of chronic social exclusion inescapably leads to a condition of resignation, characterized by feelings of alienation, depression, helplessness, and unworthiness. However, few empirical studies have tested this prediction and its potential moderating factors. In this research, we identified the prison as a prototypical condition of chronic social exclusion, and aimed at (a) empirically testing the link between chronic exclusion and the resignation stage, (b) investigating whether situational factors—such as attending a support group in prison—can reduce the adverse outcomes of the resignation, and (c) exploring the role of individual differences (e.g., psychological flexibility) in mediating the effect of the support group on the resignation. The study involved 136 participants—68 detainees (31 of them participated in a support group) and 68 free citizens. Results showed that prisoners without the support group showed the highest levels of feelings of resignation. By contrast, prisoners in the support group were no different from nonprisoners in terms of resignation stage outcomes, and this beneficial effect of the support group was mediated by higher levels of perceived social support and psychological flexibility. Overall, this study suggests that the link between chronic exclusion and the resignation stage could be moderated by intervening social factors, highlighting the potential benefits of group‐based interventions to tackle the negative consequences of chronic exclusion in chronically excluded populations.

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慢性排斥-辞职联系是否可以断开？监狱中的支持团体分析

社会排斥，尤其是随着时间的流逝，对个人的健康和福祉具有重大影响。根据时间需求威胁模型（威廉姆斯，2009年），长期的社会排斥经历不可避免地导致辞职。，具有疏离，沮丧，无助和不值得的感觉。但是，很少有实证研究检验该预测及其潜在的调节因素。在这项研究中，我们将监狱确定为长期社会排斥的典型条件，其目的是（a）对长期排斥和辞职阶段之间的联系进行实证检验，（b）调查是否存在情境因素，例如参加了一个社会支持小组。监狱-可以减少辞职的不良后果，并且（c）探索个人差异（例如，心理灵活性）在调解支持小组对辞职的影响方面的作用。该研究涉及136名参与者，其中68名被拘留者（其中31名参加了一个支持小组）和68名自由公民。结果显示，没有支持小组的囚犯表现出最高的辞职感。相比之下，支持小组的囚犯在辞职阶段的结果方面与非囚犯没有什么不同，并且支持小组的这种有益效果是由更高水平的感知社会支持和心理灵活性所介导的。总体而言，这项研究表明，可以通过干预社会因素来缓和慢性排斥与辞职阶段之间的联系，从而突出显示基于群体的干预措施对解决慢性排斥人群的慢性排斥的负面影响的潜在益处。支持小组的这种有益效果是通过更高水平的感知社会支持和心理灵活性来实现的。总体而言，这项研究表明，可以通过干预社会因素来缓和慢性排斥与辞职阶段之间的联系，从而突出显示基于群体的干预措施对解决慢性排斥人群的慢性排斥的负面影响的潜在益处。支持小组的这种有益效果是通过更高水平的感知社会支持和心理灵活性来实现的。总体而言，这项研究表明，可以通过干预社会因素来缓和慢性排斥与辞职阶段之间的联系，从而突出显示基于群体的干预措施对解决慢性排斥人群的慢性排斥的负面影响的潜在益处。