ABSTRACT

The role of the “wounded healer” can have positive effects for former offenders as regards desistance and social (re)integration; however, research focusing on wounded healing/peer mentoring from a gender perspective is limited. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in Swedish peer support organizations (PESOs) for former offenders and qualitative interviews with former offenders working in five different PESOs, this study analyses how masculinity and support are performed and narrated by 15 wounded healers/peer mentors (men = 11, women = 4, age range 19–60 y/o). It contributes to knowledge about gendered power dynamics of peer support by showing that while masculinity can and do function as capital in peer support work, some displays of masculinity can trigger trauma, with negative consequences for women within PESOs.

摘要

“受伤的治疗师”的角色可以对前罪犯在停止和社会（重新）融合方面产生积极影响；然而，从性别角度关注受伤愈合/同伴指导的研究是有限的。本研究利用瑞典同伴支持组织 (PESO) 对前罪犯进行的实地调查以及对在五个不同 PESO 工作的前罪犯进行的定性访谈，分析了 15 名受伤的治疗师/同伴导师（男性 = 11，女性 = 4，年龄范围 19-60 岁）。它通过表明虽然男性气质可以并且确实在同伴支持工作中起到资本的作用，但某些男性气质的表现会引发创伤，从而对 PESO 内的女性产生负面影响，从而有助于了解同伴支持的性别权力动态。