The present study investigates the role of self-compassion in generating change amongst violent extremists through a study of terrorist prisoners in Indonesia. The aim is to provide insights into the under-explored role of self-transformation and agency in the deradicalisation process by applying Neff’s concept of self-compassion, which comprises psychological processes of self-kindness, perceptions of common humanity, and mindfulness. The study draws on qualitative data derived from interviews with three terrorist inmates incarcerated in Porong Prison, Indonesia. All three participants were at the time of the interview participating in a deradicalisation program implemented in the prison. Interview data indicate that the components of self-compassion play a role in self-change reported by terrorist inmates. This included the expression of remorse, seeking God's forgiveness, the acceptance of consequences and human frailty, and the ability to not linger or fixate on negative thoughts and past decisions and actions. The results of this study indicate that self-compassion is a potentially important element in the deradicalisation process, and that the development of self-compassion is an additional method by which interventions can assist the process of desistance from violent extremism.

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自我同情是极端主义罪犯去激进化的一个因素

本研究通过对印度尼西亚恐怖分子囚犯的研究，探讨了自我同情在暴力极端分子中产生变革的作用。目的是通过应用内夫的自我同情概念，深入了解自我转变和代理在去激进化过程中尚未被探索的作用，自我同情包括自我仁慈的心理过程、共同人性的感知和正念。该研究利用了对印度尼西亚波龙监狱中三名恐怖分子囚犯的采访得出的定性数据。所有三名参与者在接受采访时都参加了监狱中实施的去激进化计划。访谈数据表明，自我同情的成分在恐怖分子囚犯报告的自我改变中发挥了作用。这包括表达悔恨、寻求上帝的宽恕、接受后果和人性的弱点，以及不徘徊或专注于消极想法和过去的决定和行动的能力。这项研究的结果表明，自我同情是去激进化过程中的一个潜在重要因素，而自我同情的发展是干预措施有助于制止暴力极端主义过程的另一种方法。