Are Categorical Deniers Different? Understanding Demographic, Personality, and Psychological Differences between Denying and Admitting Individuals with Sexual Convictions
Journal article
Authors | Jayson Ware, Blagden, N. and Craig Harper |
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Abstract | The purpose of this study was to establish whether there were demographic, personality, or psychological differences between a sample of 40 incarcerated sex offenders in categorical denial and 37 sex offenders admitting responsibility in an Australian minimum-security unit. Categorical deniers had lower IQs, were older, and were more likely to be child molesters. Criminogenically, there were no differences between categorical deniers and those who admitted their offences in relation to Static-99 risk scores. Psychologically, offenders denying their offences were significantly more shame-prone, and likely to use externalization as a method of impression-management. They were also more compulsive than those admitting their offences, but less antisocial and sadistic, when compared on personality indices. The study is limited by the small sample size however implications for further research and the treatment of categorical deniers are discussed. |
Keywords | sex offenders; categorical deniers; differences; comparison |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Deviant Behavior |
Journal citation | Vol 41 (Issue 4), pp. 399-412 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 0163-9625 |
1521-0456 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2018.1558944 |
Web address (URL) | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2018.1558944 |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | 02 Apr 2020 |
Online | 27 Dec 2018 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 11 Dec 2018 |
Deposited | 23 May 2023 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9yxwq/are-categorical-deniers-different-understanding-demographic-personality-and-psychological-differences-between-denying-and-admitting-individuals-with-sexual-convictions
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