A meta-analysis of the relationship between social skills and sexual offenders
Titel:
A meta-analysis of the relationship between social skills and sexual offenders
Auteur:
Emmers-Sommer, Tara M. Allen, Mike Bourhis, John Sahlstein, Erin Laskowski, Kara Falato, Wendy L. Ackerman, Jeff Erian, Marian Barringer, Doreen Weiner, Judith Corey, Jan Krieger, Janice Moramba, Gren Cashman, Laurie
Verschenen in:
Communication reports
Paginering:
Jaargang 17 (2004) nr. 1 pagina's 1-10
Jaar:
2004
Inhoud:
A meta-analysis examined eleven studies examining the relationship between social skills (communication competence) and whether the person was a sexual offender (rapist, molester, incest offender, pedophile, exhibitionist). After the removal of one study due to methodological reasons, the remaining ten studies provide a homogeneous set of effects demonstrating that sexual offenders possess fewer social skills than nonoffenders (r = .334). Results of the meta-analysis offer insight into the role communication skills plays in understanding the nature of sexual offenders.