Purpose Masculinity in young men can be considered a dynamic risk factor. However, there is a lack of interventions designed to support men and young men to explore the ways in which the concept of masculinity contributes to shaping their individual identity. The purpose of this paper is to explore young offenders’ perceptions of a programme designed to address masculinity and criminogenic attitudes and evaluate whether the programme contributed to any personal change/development and what core learning they took from the course. Design/methodology/approach The research utilised a mixed-methods approach to address aims and objectives. Findings The quantitative results found that there was a pre-/post-course reduction in toughness and increase in self-esteem and risk-taking perceptions. The qualitative results identified four superordinate themes reconstruing masculine self-realisation awareness and reflection group dynamics and course relationships and unintended consequences. The course-assisted participants in helping to reconstrue aspects of being a man made them think about the future and allowed for participants to consider their possible and desired selves. Research limitations/implications The research has policy and practice implications for brief interventions targeted at young offenders. Originality/value The research evaluates a novel intervention aimed at addressing young offenders masculine beliefs and identities. The research has implications for working with this client group.

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简短的结构化干预对未成年男子阳刚身份的影响：混合方法研究

目的男性中的男性气质可以被认为是一个动态的危险因素。但是，缺乏旨在支持男性和青年人的干预措施，以探索男子气概的概念有助于塑造其个人身份的方式。本文的目的是探讨青少年罪犯对旨在解决男性气质和犯罪态度的课程的看法，并评估该课程是否有助于个人的改变/发展以及他们从课程中学到了什么。设计/方法/方法该研究采用混合方法来解决目标。调查结果定量结果发现，赛前/赛后韧性降低，自尊和冒险意识增强。定性结果确定了四个上级主题，这些主题重构了男性的自我实现意识，并反映了群体动态和课程关系以及意想不到的后果。受课程帮助的参与者帮助重新构想一个男人的方面，使他们思考未来，并允许参与者考虑自己可能和期望的自我。研究的局限性/意义该研究对针对年轻罪犯的短期干预具有政策和实践意义。独创性/价值该研究评估了一种新颖的干预措施，旨在解决少年犯男性化的信仰和身份。该研究对于与该客户群合作具有重要意义。受课程帮助的参与者帮助重新构想一个男人的方面，使他们思考未来，并允许参与者考虑自己可能和期望的自我。研究的局限性/意义该研究对针对年轻罪犯的短期干预具有政策和实践意义。独创性/价值该研究评估了一种新颖的干预措施，旨在解决少年犯男性化的信仰和身份。该研究对于与该客户群合作具有重要意义。受课程帮助的参与者帮助重新构想一个男人的方面，使他们思考未来，并允许参与者考虑自己可能和期望的自我。研究的局限性/意义该研究对针对年轻罪犯的短期干预具有政策和实践意义。独创性/价值该研究评估了一种新颖的干预措施，旨在解决少年犯男性化的信仰和身份。该研究对于与该客户群合作具有重要意义。独创性/价值该研究评估了一种新颖的干预措施，旨在解决少年犯男性化的信仰和身份。该研究对于与该客户群合作具有重要意义。独创性/价值该研究评估了一种新颖的干预措施，旨在解决少年犯男性化的信仰和身份。该研究对于与该客户群合作具有重要意义。