Are Categorical Deniers Different? Understanding Demographic, Personality, and Psychological Differences between Denying and Admitting Individuals with Sexual Convictions

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dc.contributor.authorWare J
dc.contributor.authorBlagden N
dc.contributor.authorHarper C
dc.contributor.authorware, jayson
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-09T22:53:06Z
dc.date.available2023-03-09T22:53:06Z
dc.date.issued2020en
dc.date.updated2022-11-08T00:58:22Z
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en
dc.identifier.citationWare J, Blagden N, Harper C (2020). Are Categorical Deniers Different? Understanding Demographic, Personality, and Psychological Differences between Denying and Admitting Individuals with Sexual Convictions. Deviant Behavior. 41(4). 399-412.en
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2018.1558944
dc.identifier.issn0163-9625
dc.identifier.issn1521-0456
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/105205
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limiteden
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stateden
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subjectSex offendersen
dc.subjectdenialen
dc.subjectdifferencesen
dc.subjectpersonalityen
dc.subjectshameen
dc.subject.anzsrc1608 Sociologyen
dc.subject.anzsrc1701 Psychologyen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::44 - Human society::4402 - Criminology::440214 - Sociological studies of crimeen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::52 - Psychologyen
dc.titleAre Categorical Deniers Different? Understanding Demographic, Personality, and Psychological Differences between Denying and Admitting Individuals with Sexual Convictionsen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
uc.collegeFaculty of Law
uc.departmentFaculty of Law
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