Envisioning the future : a neuropsycho-pedagogical intervention on resilience predictors among inmates during the pandemic

Research about the predictors of resilience in the inmate population needs further explorations. This study examines the predictors of resilience in male inmates from Padua prison, before and after a 9session neuropsychopedagogical intervention, entitled Envisioning the Future (EF), which took part in remote during Covid19 pandemic. Using two linear regression models, a change in the factors determining inmatesʼ resilience was found from before to after the intervention. In the precourse group (n = 24), only low avoidance emerged as a statistically significant predictor of the level of resilience.

In the postcourse group (n = 24) low avoidance, flexibility, high levels of social support, and selfefficacy in managing positive emotions emerged as significant predictors of inmates' resilience. The results show that the constellation of factors predicting resilience in prisoners can be enriched by participating to neuropsychopedagogical interventions like EF, that increases individuals' resources in a challenging context such as prison. [Publisher's text].