Explicit and Implicit Self-Esteem, Narcissism, and Recidivism Risk in a Sample of Men Who Have Sexually Offended Against Children

Pettersen, Cathrine; Nunes, Kevin L.; Kostiuk, Nicole; Jung, Sandy; Atlas, Maya

doi:10.1007/s10508-019-01598-6

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“…However, lower scores on narcissism among violent offenders were not expected. Although there was a research showing lower narcissism in specific violent offenders such as sexual offenders against children (Pettersen et al, 2019), most of the previous research (e.g., Alsheikh Ali, 2020;Rogier et al, 2019) showed non-significant differences between offenders and the general population. It could be possible that being in prison can have a decreasing effect on positive self-perception, which is an indicator of grandiose narcissism, but this finding needs further investigation.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…In addition, Rogier et al (2019) showed that violent offenders were not different in grandiose pathological narcissism compared to the community sample, but that they had higher vulnerable narcissism. When offenders convicted to different offenses were explored, Pettersen et al (2019) showed that sexual offenders against children had lower scores on narcissism compared to the offenders who haven't committed sexual offenses toward children.…”

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Dark Tetrad and psychological distress among male violent offenders and male community adults

Oljača¹,

Sadiković²,

Dinić³

et al. 2021

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The first aim of this study was to explore differences between male violent offenders and male community adults in Dark Tetrad traits and psychological distress. The second aim was to investigate moderation effects of dark traits in the prediction of psychological distress based on the membership of violent offenders or community adults. The sample included 142 male violent offenders (M = 40.73, SD = 11.43) convicted of murder, severe murder, or rape, and 573 men from the community population in Serbia without a history of criminal convictions (M = 41.71, SD = 15.11). Serbian adaptations of the Short Dark Triad (SD3), Comprehensive Assessment of Sadistic Tendencies (CAST), and Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation - Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) were used. Results showed that violent offenders had higher scores on psychopathy and problems in social and general functioning, while community adults had higher scores on narcissism. Furthermore, moderation analyses showed that physical sadism was significantly correlated with risk behaviors in the community adults, but not in violent offenders.

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Section: Dark Tetrad Among Violent Offendersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dark Tetrad and psychological distress among male violent offenders and male community adults

Oljača¹,

Sadiković²,

Dinić³

et al. 2021

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“…47 Our findings of a higher prevalence of physical aggression and substance use among the offenders are confirmed by research studies reporting elevated risk of sexual offending, criminal recidivism, personality disorder, and psychological comorbidity among those having history of physical abuse and substance addiction. [48][49][50] On the scale IRI, high scores were obtained on the FS and PD scale. This is corroborated by other studies reporting that men accused of rape tend to deny commitment of their offenses, minimize the extent to which the victim suffered, and provide rationalizations for why their actions are not criminal.…”

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Adverse Childhood Experiences, Aggression, Empathy, and Psychopathology in Adult Males Accused of Rape

Satapathy

Choudhary

Behera

et al. 2022

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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Background: Investigating the underlying psychosocial factors is a cornerstone of planning need-based intervention for adult males accused of rape. Unresolved debates on its etiology, mediation, or interaction among causal psychosocial variables fuel curiosity to scrutinize it further. Hence, we studied potential influence of and relation between adverse childhood experiences, aggression, empathy, and psychopathology in adult males accused of rape in India and investigated the risk factors for the same. Methods: With a correlational research design, 40 literate and consenting adult males medically confirmed for rape were recruited using convenient sampling. The assessment was done on Adverse Childhood Experiences, Aggression Questionnaire, Symptom Checklist-90, and Interpersonal Reactivity Index. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product–moment correlation, and stepwise linear regression analysis were calculated. Results: Approximately 75% of the participants experienced at least one category of Adverse Childhood Experiences. Scores above cut-off points were obtained on anger, hostility, fantasy, and personal distress. Significant correlations were obtained between adverse childhood experiences and psychopathology; between hostility and psychopathology, perspective taking, and personal distress; and in case of indirect aggression, with perspective taking and empathetic concerns. Regression analysis revealed that an increase in Symptom Checklist-90 global scores increases hostility and that lower personal distress predicts higher scores on hostility on Aggression Questionnaire. Conclusions: Adverse childhood experiences, aggression, and psychopathology play a critical role and, therefore, should be included as core components of the prevention of rape or relapse prevention programs at the community level.

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An exploration of the link between narcissism, masochism, and crime in a post-incarcerated sample

Piros,

Bauman,

Clark

2023

Journal of the National Medical Association

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Explicit and Implicit Self-Esteem, Narcissism, and Recidivism Risk in a Sample of Men Who Have Sexually Offended Against Children

Cited by 6 publications

References 56 publications

Dark Tetrad and psychological distress among male violent offenders and male community adults

Dark Tetrad and psychological distress among male violent offenders and male community adults

Adverse Childhood Experiences, Aggression, Empathy, and Psychopathology in Adult Males Accused of Rape

An exploration of the link between narcissism, masochism, and crime in a post-incarcerated sample

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