Socially Desirable Responding and Offence Characteristics Among Rapists

The relationship between socially desirable responding and offence characteristics is examined with 49 rapists. Socially desirable responding (SDR) was measured by the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding. Offence characteristics included: (a) perpetrator's relationship to the victim; (b)...

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Published in:Violence and Victims 1996-01, Vol.11 (3), p.263-270
Main Authors: Kroner, Daryl G., Weekes, John R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aggressiveness
Behavior
Behavioral Sciences
Counseling
Defense Mechanisms
Denial (Psychology)
Humans
Investigations
Linear Models
Male
Marriage and Family Counselling
Maximum security institutions
Middle Aged
Police reports
Policy, Social Justice, and Human Rights
Prisoners - psychology
Psychology
Rape - psychology
Social Adjustment
Social and Personality Psychology
Social Desirability
Social Work
Truth Disclosure
Violence
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Summary:The relationship between socially desirable responding and offence characteristics is examined with 49 rapists. Socially desirable responding (SDR) was measured by the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding. Offence characteristics included: (a) perpetrator's relationship to the victim; (b) severity of victim injury; and (c) victim's age. Greater victim injury was associated with lower Impression Management (r = -.27, p
ISSN:0886-6708
1945-7073
DOI:10.1891/0886-6708.11.3.263