The use of psychodrama to enhance victim empathy in sex offenders: An evaluation

Victim empathy-based content in aggression treatment: exploring impact within a secure forensic hospital

“…Similar findings were reported by O'Donohue et al (2003) and Foubert (2000). However, Bairn et al (1999) explored the use of psychodrama, which aimed to increase victim empathy in a group of male sexual offenders ( n = 9).…”

“…Subtheme one – Interventions that have victim empathy aspects report reductions in offending attitudes : Five studies explored the impact of victim empathy content on cognition (Bairn et al , 1999; Foubert, 2000; O'Donohue et al , 2003; Stephens and George, 2009; Wakeling et al , 2013). Stephens and George (2009) examined the impact of a rape prevention intervention with male college students ( n = 137), finding that the use of victim empathy, using video material, resulted in decreased rape myth acceptance during a five-week follow up period.…”

“…Subtheme two – Interventions that have victim empathy aspects report positive impacts on criminogenic factors : Seven studies explored the impact of victim empathy content on other criminogenic factors, including empathy ability and awareness of their behaviour (Bairn et al , 1999; Marshall et al , 1996; O'Donohue et al , 2003; Schewe and O'Donohue, 1993; Stephens and George, 2009; Wakeling et al , 2013; Zosky, 2018). Stephens and George (2009) examined a rape prevention intervention with male college students ( n = 137).…”

‘I Left My Old Self in the Training Session and Came Back With a New One’: Positive Behavioural Changes Among Young Male Participants of Psychodrama Intervention Living in an Urban Slum in Bangladesh

“…Interventions having ‘gender transformative’ approaches are more successful in changing men’s attitudes and behaviors that cause violence. One such approach is psychodrama that has yielded positive results among male perpetrators (Bairn et al, 1999; Hollander & Craig, 2013). However, it has hardly been explored in a context such as Bangladesh whether such an approach can bring about positive changes in behaviors and attitudes in men to curb the high percentages of GBV.…”

“…For example, psychodrama, a gender-transformative approach, enables comprehending emotions and feelings others may experience from an outside perspective. This method used on male sexual offenders and male perpetrators of domestic violence has shown positive results such as the development of a feeling of empathy for victims’ lower levels of aggression and empowerment of victims of sexual abuse (Bairn et al, 1999; Bucuţă et al, 2018; Karata & Gökçakan, 2009). Therefore, this could potentially play an important role in curbing gender-based violence, leading to mental, emotional, physical, sexual, and reproductive well-being (Naved, 2013; Sambisa et al, 2010).…”