The study tested a mediational model linking negative childhood events through forgiveness of self and social support to religiosity using data from a convenience sample of 261 men aged 45–82 years residing behind prison walls. The Developmental Model of Adaptation provided the study's conceptual model for investigating the associations among the study variables. The study tested a mediational model linking the distal past (negative childhood events) to the outcome, religiosity, through forgiveness, and social support. The final model demonstrated the association of negative childhood events with religiosity through forgiveness of self (not forgiveness of others or situation) and social support. The study's findings suggest that at intake and during time in confinement, middle-aged and older men in prison should be assessed for and offered interventions aimed at helping them cope with the trauma of childhood events, achieve self-forgiveness, seek social support, and express religiosity as important for sustaining their well-being.

该研究使用来自居住在监狱围墙后的 261 名 45-82 岁男性的便利样本的数据，测试了通过宽恕自我和社会支持将负面童年事件与宗教信仰联系起来的中介模型。适应发展模型提供了研究的概念模型，用于调查研究变量之间的关联。该研究测试了一种中介模型，通过宽恕和社会支持，将遥远的过去（消极的童年事件）与结果、宗教信仰联系起来。最后的模型通过宽恕自己（而不是宽恕他人或情况）和社会支持，证明了消极的童年事件与宗教信仰的关联。该研究的结果表明，在摄入和禁闭期间，