PSYC 379 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sex Offender, Psychological Abuse, Meta-Analysis

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 379
• Professor: Sarah Mordell

Document Summary

Psyc 379 week 4-1 risk factors for sexual offending in adults. Sexual violence actual, attempted or threatened sexual contact with another person that is non-consensual (rsvp: non-consensual may apply to vulnerable individuals. Example children who do not have the capacity to make decisions about sexual behaviour even though they willingly participate in the act. A heterogeneous group; varying types of offences with levels of sexual aggression. Recidivism is relatively low; approximately 20% in 10 years will commit another (detected) sexual offence: 13. 7% for meta-analysis recidivism rate. Quality of parent/child relationship: peer attitudes and behaviours. Peer sexual aggression: hypermasculine/all male peers. Relationship processes: intimate partner processes and characteristics, partner conflict, sexual behaviours. Traditional gender roles: violence-related cognitions, substance use. Unique to sexual offending: deviant sexual interests. Shared with general offending: antisocial orientation/lifestyle instability, attitudes tolerant of sexual violence. Not for all variables: intimacy deficits. Pros: aggregates large numbers of samples.