Purpose

The purpose of this study is to provide an in-depth account of how individuelas with a mild intellectual disabilitiy or borderline intellectual functioning (MID-BIF; IQ 50–85) perceive their group climate in a secure forensic setting. Giving voice to these service users may provide relevant insights for secure forensic settings.

Design/methodology/approach

The interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to explore what individuals with MID-BIF experience with regard to their group climate.

Findings

In the interviews about the four domains of group climate (i.e. repression, support, growth and atmosphere), five overarching dimensions appeared, namely, autonomy, uniformity, recognition, competence and dignity. Depending on the person and the (treatment) context in which he/she resides, these five dimensions relate to all four factors of the group climate instrument.

Originality/value

From the perspective of individuals with MID-BIF, this study contributes by providing a framework to “fine-tune” group climate on five dimensions. Training socio-therapists to be sensitive to interpret ambiguous signals on these dimensions can contribute to optimizing group climate in secure forensic settings.

中文翻译：

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“退缩意味着和我在一起”。在安全的法医环境中对轻度智力残疾或边缘性智力功能的人对团体气候的感知

目的

这项研究的目的是深入探讨具有轻度智力残疾或边缘性智力功能（MID-BIF； IQ 50-85）的个体如何在安全的法医环境中感知其群体氛围。向这些服务用户发出声音可以为安全的取证设置提供相关的见解。

设计/方法/方法

解释性现象学分析用于探讨具有MID-BIF经验的个人在其团体气候方面的经历。

发现

在关于团体气候的四个领域（即压抑，支持，增长和气氛）的访谈中，出现了五个总体维度，即自治，统一，认可，能力和尊严。根据人和他（她）所处的（治疗）环境，这五个维度与群体气候仪器的所有四个因素有关。

创意/价值

从具有MID-BIF的个人的角度来看，本研究通过提供一个框架来“微调”五个方面的团体气候做出了贡献。培训社会治疗师要敏感地解释这些维度上的模棱两可的信号，可以有助于在安全的法医环境中优化团体气候。