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Posttraumatic Growth in Sex Offenders
- Source :
- International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 61:171-190
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2016.
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Abstract
- In recent qualitative studies, posttraumatic growth has been highlighted as a possible sign of change in how offenders relate to their basic existential needs. In this article, we present results of a pilot study with a mixed-method design on posttraumatic growth and psychological stress in a sample of sexual offenders ( n = 30) in ongoing therapy. We performed univariate analyses and subsequent hierarchical analyses, and the results affirmed our hypothesis that posttraumatic growth is negatively associated with psychological stress. We used phenomenological analysis to identify themes in the participants' reflections on posttraumatic growth. We found that prison experiences forced the participants to change. Prisoners experience emotional support from others during incarceration as crucial to positive change. Taking responsibility for the crime helped them engage in the therapy more fully and resulted in more posttraumatic growth. ispartof: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology vol:61 issue:2 pages:171-190 ispartof: location:United States status: published
- Subjects :
- Interpretative phenomenological analysis
Posttraumatic growth
media_common.quotation_subject
05 social sciences
Poison control
Human factors and ergonomics
050109 social psychology
Prison
posttraumatic growth
Suicide prevention
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Injury prevention
050501 criminology
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Sex offense
Psychology
Applied Psychology
sex offenders
0505 law
Clinical psychology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 15526933 and 0306624X
- Volume :
- 61
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2104f4bcff89ee232a11a7a3c572fc17
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624x15590834