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The effects of offenders’ feelings of guilt and shame on their willingness to participate in digital VOM

Vosse, L. (2023) The effects of offenders’ feelings of guilt and shame on their willingness to participate in digital VOM.

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Abstract:The present study investigated the effects of offenders’ feelings of guilt and shame in predicting their willingness to participate in (digital) victim-offender mediation (VOM). Specifically, it was hypothesised that guilt and shame positively predict the offenders’ willingness to participate in digital VOM methods like video messages, digital video chat and in the traditional VOM method of letter exchange. Also, it was hypothesised that guilt and shame negatively predict the willingness to participate in face-to-face (FTF) VOM. Participants were asked in an online questionnaire to imagine being an offender of a given crime situation. In the following, questions regarding feelings of guilt and shame and willingness to participate in each of these methods were asked. Key findings of this research were that guilt and shame positively predicted the willingness to participate in digital VOM. However, no effect of guilt and shame on the willingness to participate in letter exchange was found. No negative effect was found for guilt on the willingness to participate in FTF VOM. Unexpectedly, a significant positive effect of shame on the willingness to participate in FTF VOM was found. These findings give new insight into the offenders’ willingness to participate in digital VOM methods and reveal that offenders' with high feelings of shame and guilt have a high willingness to participate in digital VOM methods.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:77 psychology
Programme:Psychology BSc (56604)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/95236
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