Implementasi Forgiveness Therapy untuk Meningkatkan Pertumbuhan Pribadi Warga Binaan Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Perempuan Kelas II-A Tangerang

Azimah Syahidah; Putri Dian Dia Conia

doi:10.55606/jppmi.v5i2.2713

Authors

Azimah Syahidah Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa
Putri Dian Dia Conia Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55606/jppmi.v5i2.2713

Keywords:

Forgiveness Therapy, Inmates, Personal Growth, Psychological Well-Being, Women’s Correctional Facility

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effectiveness of implementing forgiveness therapy in enhancing the personal growth of inmates at the Tangerang Class II-A Women’s Correctional Facility. The method used was a pre-experimental study with a one-group pretest-posttest design. Nine subjects aged 20-40 years were selected from 50 inmates based on low to moderate scores on the forgiveness scale and the psychological well-being scale. The intervention consisted of six sessions adapted from the forgiveness model developed by Enright and Fitzgibbons. Data analysis utilized a paired-sample t-test and the N-Gain formula. The results showed a significant increase in personal growth scores from the pretest (M = 7.00; SD = 1.225) to the posttest (M = 9.44; SD = 1.424), with t(8) = −8.315 and p < 0.001. An N-Gain value of 0.610 indicates moderate effectiveness. The follow-up measurement (M = 9.67; SD = 1.118) did not differ significantly from the post-test (p = 0.347), indicating the sustainability of the changes achieved. Forgiveness scores also increased from 65.33 (pre-test) to 86.67 (post-test) and 87.33 (follow-up), confirming the role of forgiveness as a psychological mechanism for personal growth. These findings support the integration of structured forgiveness therapy into correctional programs for women’s prisons.

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