Abstract
The impact of sexual fantasies in future risk and treatment response among sexual offenders has long been known. However, as we develop objective self-report measures of sexual fantasies, response bias is becoming an increasing concern. In examining a sample of institutionalized sex offenders, the present study suggests that offenders' responses on these measures are prone to response bias, the bias does not negate their associations with other self-report measures of sexual deviance, and relationship of their sexual fantasies does not appear to relate to actual behavioral indications. Clinical and research implications for these findings are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 269-281 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1 2017 |
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Keywords
- response bias
- sex offenders
- sexual fantasies
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Applied Psychology
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Response Bias on Self-Report Measures of Sexual Fantasies among Sexual Offenders. / Seifert, Kindra; Boulas, Jenna; Huss, Matthew T.; Scalora, Mario J.
In: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 61, No. 3, 01.02.2017, p. 269-281.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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