Variable |
Median |
r+ |
W |
Q |
n |
Studies |
Developmental History |
||||||
Negative relationship with mother |
.11 |
.16 |
3.00** |
.85 |
378 |
20, 30.1, 39 |
Family problems (general) |
.07 |
.08 |
2.12* |
6.22 |
812 |
5, 6.1, 37, 43.1, 47 |
Juvenile delinquency |
.06 |
.07 |
2.74** |
8.20 |
1,486 |
4, 5, 6.1, 12.1, 37, 46, 56 |
Negative relationship with father |
.00 |
.02 |
.37 |
.80 |
377 |
20, 30.1, 39 |
Sexually abused as child |
.00 |
-.01 |
.90 |
8.18 |
5,051 |
6.1, 9.1, 20, 30.1, 56 |
Demographic Factors |
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Age |
-.09 |
-.13 |
10.97*** |
51.62*** |
6,969 |
1.1, 5, 9.2, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23.1, 26.1, 29.1, 36.1, 38, 39, 40, 43.2, 46, 47, 49, 51, 53, 61 |
-.08 |
-.10 |
8.64*** |
111.77*** |
8,184 |
including outlier 48 |
|
Single (never married) |
.11 |
.11 |
5.91*** |
9.62 |
2,850 |
18, 19, 20, 38, 39, 43.1, 46, 49 |
Married (currently) |
-.08 |
-.09 |
4.83*** |
14.14 |
2,828 |
1.2, 18, 19, 20, 34, 38, 39, 46, 47, 49 |
Employment instability |
.07 |
.07 |
1.81 |
3.56 |
762 |
1.2, 43.3, 47, 49, 51 |
.07 |
.39 |
29.32*** |
106.64*** |
5,143 |
including outlier 9.1 |
|
Social class (low) |
.00 |
.05 |
1.82 |
1.28 |
1,622 |
1.2, 18, 19, 29.1, 29.2, 47 |
.01 |
.20 |
15.61*** |
54.98*** |
6,003 |
including outlier 9.1 |
|
Low education |
.00 |
-.03 |
1.51 |
12.61* |
2,304 |
1.2, 19, 20, 30.1, 39, 43.1, 47 |
Minority race |
.00 |
.00 |
.16 |
13.02* |
2,505 |
1.2, 6.1, 37, 39, 46, 47, 53 |
Non-sexual criminal history |
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Prior offenses (any/non-sexual) |
.12 |
.13 |
12.35*** |
44.31*** |
8,683 |
8, 9.2, 11.2, 18, 20, 23.1, 24.2, 26.1, 30.1, 31.1, 38, 39, 43.2, 44.2, 46, 47, 49, 51, 52, 53 |
Admissions to corrections |
.08 |
.09 |
3.10** |
6.50 |
1,074 |
23.1, 38, 43.2, 46 |
Prior violent offenses |
.01 |
.05 |
1.91 |
11.55* |
1,421 |
12.2, 20, 38, 43.2, 46, 49 |
Prior non-violent offenses |
-.02 |
.00 |
.08 |
4.73 |
685 |
20, 43.2, 46 |
Sexual Criminal History |
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Prior sex offenses |
.19 |
.19 |
20.45*** |
81.25*** |
11,294 |
1.2, 4, 5, 6.1, 7, 8, 9.2, 12.2, 18, 20, 23.1, 28, 29.1, 29.2, 30.2, 31.1, 34, 36.2, 38, 39, 40, 43.3, 44.1, 46, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53 |
.20 |
.29 |
37.11*** |
513.77*** |
15,675 |
including outlier 9.1 |
|
Victim stranger (versus acquaintance) |
.22 |
.15 |
3.16** |
8.29 |
465 |
5, 36.2, 39, 49 |
.26 |
.38 |
27.65*** |
39.34*** |
4,846 |
including outlier 9.1 |
|
Victim female child |
-.08 |
-.14 |
14.22*** |
51.12*** |
10,198 |
1.2, 9.1, 12.2, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29.1, 32, 38, 39, 40, 43.1, 47, 48, 49, 52 |
Early onset of sex offending |
.14 |
.12 |
3.55*** |
1.05 |
919 |
4, 18, 20, 51 |
.11 |
.03 |
1.07 |
32.17*** |
1,175 |
including outlier 37 |
|
Victim related child |
-.12 |
-.11 |
9.33*** |
31.79 |
6,889 |
1.2, 2, 3, 5, 6.2, 8, 11.1, 18, 19, 20, 23.1, 25, 29.1, 36.2, 38, 39, 42, 44.1, 48, 49, 52 |
-.12 |
-.30 |
32.60*** |
696.49*** |
11,270 |
including outlier 9.1 |
|
Victim male child |
.06 |
.11 |
11.12*** |
39.53** |
10,294 |
1.2, 5, 9.1, 12.2, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26.1, 29.1, 32, 38, 39, 40, 43.1, 47, 48, 49, 52 |
Diverse sex crimes |
.08 |
.10 |
7.95*** |
1.85 |
6,011 |
9.3, 17, 40, 43.1, 51 |
.08 |
.11 |
8.58*** |
22.30 |
6,109 |
including outlier 1.2 |
|
Exhibitionism |
.11 |
.09 |
6.48*** |
15.57 |
4,826 |
11.1, 19, 20, 23.1, 30.2, 32, 35, 40, 41, 44.1, 47, 48, 49, 52 |
.10 |
.03 |
3.30*** |
49.59*** |
9,826 |
including outlier 9.3 |
|
Any adult male victims |
.10 |
.09 |
4.54*** |
9.07 |
2,291 |
38, 39, 43.1, 48, 49 |
Victims children of both sexes |
.04 |
.09 |
7.50*** |
52.51*** |
7,598 |
1.2, 9.3, 12.2, 19, 20, 32, 38, 39, 47 |
Rapist |
.06 |
.07 |
8.44*** |
122.39*** |
15,181 |
2, 3, 5, 6.2, 7, 9.3, 11.1, 12.1, 17, 19, 25, 26.1, 30.2, 32, 36.2, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43.1, 44.3, 48, 49, 52, 53 |
Young child victim (versus older child) |
.08 |
.05 |
1.97* |
7.93 |
1,828 |
1.2, 19, 20, 29.1, 36.1, 38, 39, 48, 49 |
Current sentence length |
.05 |
.04 |
2.40* |
14.98* |
2,927 |
18, 20, 38, 39, 46, 49, 53 |
Degree of sexual contact |
-.16 |
-.03 |
.96 |
25.17*** |
828 |
5, 6.1, 18, 23.1, 29.1, 32 |
Any child victims (child molesters) |
-.05 |
-.03 |
3.76*** |
76.75*** |
13,683 |
2, 3, 5, 7, 9.3, 11.1, 12.1, 17, 19, 25, 26.1, 30.2, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43.1, 44.4, 47, 48, 49, 52 |
Force/injury to victims |
.00 |
.01 |
.39 |
7.26 |
1,564 |
4, 6.1, 23.1, 29.2, 29.2, 39, 43.3, 51 |
.02 |
.25 |
20.10*** |
172.68*** |
5,982 |
including outliers 9.1, 10 |
|
Clinical Assessment Variables |
||||||
Sex Crime Specific Variables |
||||||
Phallometric assessment – sexual preference for children |
.20 |
.32 |
23.27*** |
36.79*** |
4,853 |
9.1, 29.1, 29.2, 36.1, 38, 43.5, 55.1 |
Deviant sexual preference |
.20 |
.22 |
5.22*** |
1.11 |
570 |
6.1, 12.2, 26.2, 34, 43.2 |
Low motivation for treatment |
.15 |
.15 |
10.66*** |
14.60* |
5,149 |
1.2, 6.1, 9.1, 39, 50, 57, 58, 56 |
Phallometric assessment – sexual preference for boys |
.15 |
.14 |
2.15* |
.17 |
239 |
26.2, 36.1, 38 |
Deviant sexual attitudes |
.09 |
.09 |
1.90 |
1.49 |
439 |
1.1, 6.1, 20, 38 |
.08 |
.01 |
.24 |
15.68** |
549 |
including outlier 5 |
|
Legally classified as MDSO |
.03 |
.07 |
2.20* |
20.03*** |
1,043 |
4, 25, 27 |
Phallometric assessment- sexual preference for rape |
.00 |
.05 |
.95 |
2.03 |
320 |
26.2, 38, 43.4, 55.1 |
Empathy for victims |
.03 |
.03 |
1.77 |
3.29 |
4,670 |
6.1, 9.1, 39 |
Length of treatment |
.00 |
.03 |
1.34 |
.75 |
1,891 |
19, 24.1, 43.3, 54 |
Denial of sex offense |
.03 |
.02 |
.46 |
2.29 |
762 |
5, 6.1, 26.2, 29.2, 39, 54 |
.03 |
.16 |
11.19*** |
19.21** |
5,143 |
including outlier 9.1 |
|
General Psychological Variables |
||||||
Severely disordered |
.12 |
.25 |
3.39*** |
6.72* |
184 |
10, 38, 39 |
Any personality disorder |
.13 |
.16 |
2.78** |
5.73 |
315 |
8, 38, 43.1 |
Antisocial personality disorder |
.17 |
.14 |
4.10*** |
2.29 |
811 |
12.2, 12.3, 18, 38, 43.2, 55.1 |
.16 |
.09 |
4.07*** |
6.41 |
2,113 |
including outlier 19 |
|
Anger problems |
.10 |
.13 |
1.89 |
2.57 |
231 |
20, 38, 39 |
Low intelligence |
.04 |
.09 |
6.44*** |
13.99 |
5,651 |
9.1, 18, 20, 24.1, 26.2, 29.1, 29.2, 39, 43.3 |
Cognitive impairment/brain damage |
-.05 |
-.05 |
1.93 |
3.02 |
1,502 |
18, 19, 40 |
Depression |
-.11 |
-.05 |
.68 |
2.66 |
219 |
5, 38, 39 |
Anxiety |
.07 |
.04 |
.66 |
.24 |
226 |
20, 38, 39 |
Social skills |
.04 |
-.04 |
.72 |
4.43 |
379 |
6.1, 12.2, 39 |
Any substance abuse problem |
.07 |
.03 |
1.03 |
2.39 |
914 |
6.2, 36.2, 38, 40, 51, 56, 57 |
General psychological problem |
.00 |
.01 |
.22 |
.25 |
655 |
5, 20, 26.2, 30.1, 38, 39 |
Alcohol abuse problem |
.00 |
.00 |
.06 |
4.69 |
2,013 |
8, 12.1, 19, 30.1, 38, 39, 59 |
MMPI L - Lie |
-.04 |
-.05 |
.96 |
6.34 |
393 |
20, 24.1, 39, 59 |
MMPI F - Infrequency |
.00 |
.01 |
.17 |
.70 |
393 |
20, 24.1, 39, 59 |
MMPI K - Defensiveness |
.02 |
-.03 |
.68 |
3.18 |
393 |
20, 24.1, 39, 59 |
MMPI 1 - Hypochondriasis |
-.02 |
-.03 |
.61 |
.47 |
393 |
20, 24.1, 39, 59 |
MMPI 2 - Depression |
-.01 |
.01 |
.22 |
2.39 |
393 |
20, 24.1, 39, 59 |
MMPI 3 - Hysteria |
.04 |
.07 |
1.42 |
2.86 |
393 |
20, 24.1, 39, 59 |
MMPI 4 - Psychopathic deviate |
.10 |
.10 |
1.87 |
2.45 |
393 |
20, 24.1, 39, 59 |
MMPI 5 - Masculinity-femininity |
.17 |
.27 |
4.12*** |
4.73 |
239 |
20, 29.1, 59 |
MMPI 6 - Paranoia |
.10 |
.16 |
3.19** |
13.22** |
393 |
20, 24.1, 39, 59 |
MMPI 7 - Psychasthenia |
.05 |
.09 |
1.77 |
5.40 |
393 |
20, 24.1, 39, 59 |
MMPI 8 - Schizophrenia |
.10 |
.09 |
1.70 |
2.73 |
393 |
20, 24.1, 39, 59 |
MMPI 9 - Hypomania |
-.10 |
-.08 |
1.31 |
3.75 |
289 |
20, 24.1, 59 |
-.05 |
.11 |
1.98* |
37.78*** |
393 |
including outlier 39 |
|
MMPI 0 - Social introversion |
.08 |
.00 |
.09 |
7.57 |
393 |
20, 24.1, 39, 59 |
Note. See Table 5 for a key to the studies used in each analysis.
*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.
Variable |
Median |
r+ |
W |
Q |
n |
Studies |
Developmental History |
||||||
Juvenile delinquency |
.20 |
.22 |
6.61*** |
1.88 |
906 |
6.1, 12.2, 37, 46 |
Demographic Factors |
||||||
Age |
-.22 |
-.24 |
14.07*** |
22.06** |
3,376 |
20, 26.1, 38, 39, 46, 49, 53 |
-.16 |
-.22 |
13.35*** |
45.76*** |
3,530 |
including outlier 24.1 |
|
Single (never married) |
.10 |
.10 |
3.75*** |
9.22 |
1,380 |
20, 38, 39, 46, 49 |
Married (currently) |
-.07 |
-.10 |
3.53*** |
14.70** |
1,380 |
20, 38, 39, 46, 49 |
Minority race |
.16 |
.23 |
10.38*** |
11.21** |
1,981 |
39, 46, 53 |
Non-sexual Criminal History |
||||||
Prior violent offenses |
.21 |
.21 |
7.35*** |
1.64 |
1,203 |
12.2, 20, 24.2, 46, 49 |
.22 |
.26 |
10.65*** |
16.95** |
1,585 |
including outlier 38 |
|
Prior offenses (any/non-sexual) |
.12 |
.11 |
7.43*** |
7.43 |
3,450 |
20, 24.2, 26.1, 38, 46, 49, 53 |
.14 |
.14 |
8.42*** |
48.26 |
3,746 |
including outlier 39 |
|
Sexual Criminal History |
||||||
Rapist |
.22 |
.23 |
14.84*** |
41.09*** |
4,040 |
12.1, 17, 24.2, 25, 16.1, 38, 39, 44.3, 49, 53 |
Any child victims (child molesters) |
-.17 |
-.16 |
8.62*** |
44.99*** |
2,742 |
12.1, 17, 24.2, 25, 26.1, 28.1, 39, 44.4, 49 |
Any adult male victims |
-.11 |
-.13 |
3.87*** |
.78 |
898 |
38, 39, 49 |
Victim related child |
-.12 |
-.12 |
4.99*** |
4.85 |
1,611 |
20, 25, 38, 39, 44.4, 49 |
Young child (versus older child) |
-.08 |
-.11 |
2.90** |
1.85 |
758 |
20, 38, 39, 49 |
Victim male child |
-.09 |
-.09 |
3.13** |
6.79 |
1,245 |
20, 25, 38, 39, 49 |
Current sentence length |
-.02 |
-.02 |
.76 |
4.88 |
2,407 |
20, 39, 46, 49, 53 |
-.01 |
.03 |
1.56 |
40.72*** |
2,788 |
including outlier 38 |
|
Prior sex offenses |
.00 |
.02 |
1.04 |
8.01 |
4,300 |
6.2, 7.1, 12.2, 20, 38, 39, 46, 49, 53 |
Victim female child |
-.05 |
-.02 |
.68 |
24.42*** |
1,847 |
20, 25, 26.1, 38, 39, 49 |
Victims children of both sexes |
.01 |
-.02 |
.69 |
1.54 |
869 |
20, 38, 39 |
Clinical Assessment Variables |
||||||
Sex Crime Specific Variables |
||||||
Phallometric assessment – sexual preference for rape |
.17 |
.03 |
.52 |
17.34*** |
290 |
26.2, 38, 55.1 |
General Psychological Variables |
||||||
Antisocial personality disorder |
.18 |
.19 |
4.18*** |
1.98 |
494 |
12.2, 12.3, 38, 55.1 |
Anger problems |
-.09 |
-.09 |
1.40 |
1.04 |
231 |
20, 38, 39 |
Low intelligence |
.00 |
.07 |
1.72 |
8.48* |
695 |
20, 24.1, 39 |
Alcohol abuse problem |
.07 |
.07 |
1.33 |
.18 |
340 |
12.2, 38, 39 |
Anxiety |
-.07 |
-.04 |
.60 |
2.33 |
229 |
20, 38, 39 |
General psychological problem |
-.02 |
.00 |
.02 |
3.67 |
348 |
20, 26.2, 38, 39 |
MMPI L - Lie |
.00 |
.01 |
.16 |
5.31 |
335 |
20, 24.1, 39 |
MMPI F - Infrequency |
-.08 |
-.08 |
1.43 |
2.67 |
335 |
20, 24.1, 39 |
MMPI K - Defensiveness |
.07 |
.11 |
2.07* |
6.93* |
335 |
20, 24.1, 39 |
MMPI 1 - Hypochondriasis |
-.06 |
-.11 |
1.96 |
.81 |
335 |
20, 24.1, 39 |
MMPI 2 - Depression |
-.09 |
-.07 |
1.31 |
11.26** |
335 |
20, 24.1, 39 |
MMPI 3 - Hysteria |
.00 |
-.05 |
.92 |
2.27 |
335 |
20, 24.1, 39 |
MMPI 4 - Psychopathic deviate |
.08 |
.13 |
2.37* |
2.62 |
335 |
20, 24.1, 39 |
MMPI 5 - Masculinity-femininity |
-.09 |
-.10 |
1.82 |
4.81 |
335 |
20, 24.1, 39 |
MMPI 6 - Paranoia |
.00 |
.00 |
.00 |
.07 |
335 |
20, 24.1, 39 |
MMPI 7 - Psychasthenia |
.00 |
-.02 |
.34 |
.77 |
335 |
20, 24.1, 39 |
MMPI 8 - Schizophrenia |
.00 |
-.01 |
.13 |
.02 |
335 |
20, 24.1, 39 |
MMPI 9 - Hypomania |
.00 |
.02 |
.44 |
.99 |
335 |
20, 24.1, 39 |
MMPI 0 - Social introversion |
-.15 |
-.16 |
2.93** |
10.37** |
335 |
20, 24.1, 39 |
Note. See Table 5 for a key to the studies used in each analysis.
*p. < .05. **p. < .01. ***p. < .001.
Variable |
Median |
r+ |
W |
Q |
n |
Studies |
Developmental History |
||||||
Juvenile delinquency |
.20 |
.28 |
9.60*** |
15.03* |
1,113 |
5, 6.1, 30.1, 37, 46 |
.20 |
.20 |
8.07*** |
42.18*** |
1,574 |
including outlier 15 |
|
Negative relationship with mother |
.14 |
.14 |
2.61** |
1.13 |
350 |
20, 39, 55.2 |
Sexually abused as child |
.00 |
.10 |
2.13* |
6.71* |
473 |
6.1, 20, 55.2 |
General family problems |
.06 |
.07 |
1.73 |
4.50 |
698 |
5, 6.1, 30.1, 55.2 |
Negative relationship with father |
.00 |
.02 |
.39 |
.94 |
335 |
20, 39, 55.2 |
Demographic Factors |
||||||
Age |
-.18 |
-.16 |
14.28*** |
74.10*** |
8,250 |
5, 6.1, 11.1, 20, 30.1, 31.3, 36.1, 38, 39, 43.5, 46, 48, 49, 53 |
Single (never married) |
.14 |
.11 |
7.50*** |
7.11 |
5,038 |
11.1, 20, 30.1, 31.3, 38, 39, 43.4, 46, 49 |
Minority race |
.08 |
.10 |
5.15*** |
11.57* |
2,919 |
6.2, 15, 37, 39, 46, 53 |
.10 |
.14 |
7.91*** |
49.35*** |
3,358 |
including 11.1 |
|
Married (currently) |
-.11 |
-.08 |
6.47*** |
28.37*** |
6,445 |
11.1, 15, 16, 20, 30.1, 31.3, 38, 39, 46, 49 |
Education |
.00 |
.01 |
.37 |
1.97 |
914 |
15, 20, 39 |
Non-sexual Criminal History |
||||||
Admissions to corrections |
.22 |
.25 |
7.33*** |
2.21 |
834 |
38, 43.5, 46 |
Prior offenses (any/non-sexual) |
.25 |
.23 |
19.77*** |
52.63*** |
7,565 |
8, 11.1, 14, 15, 20, 25, 31.2, 33, 38, 39, 43.5, 44.1, 46, 49, 53 |
Prior violent offenses |
.18 |
.20 |
6.83*** |
6.89 |
1,184 |
20, 38, 43.4, 46, 49 |
Sexual Criminal History |
||||||
Force/injury to victim |
.11 |
.13 |
4.85*** |
.76 |
1,304 |
6.1, 16, 39 |
Prior sex offenses |
.12 |
.12 |
11.75*** |
48.50*** |
8,975 |
5, 6.1, 7, 8, 15, 16, 20, 31.3, 36.2, 38, 39, 43.5, 46, 49, 53 |
Related child victim |
-.16 |
-.12 |
9.81*** |
31.65** |
6,735 |
2, 5, 8, 11.1, 15, 16, 18, 20, 25, 31.2, 36.2, 38, 39, 44.4, 49 |
Child molester |
-.12 |
-.08 |
6.39*** |
72.62*** |
5,798 |
2, 5, 7, 11.1, 12.1, 16, 25, 30.1, 32, 38, 39, 44.4, 48, 49 |
Stranger victim (versus acquaintance) |
.08 |
.07 |
1.52 |
2.92 |
465 |
5, 36.2, 39, 49 |
Any adult male victims |
.03 |
.07 |
3.62*** |
14.33** |
2,499 |
16, 38, 39, 48, 49 |
Rapist |
.05 |
.05 |
5.94*** |
84.07*** |
14,753 |
2, 5, 7, 8, 11.1, 12.1, 16, 22, 25, 30.1, 31.2, 32, 36.2, 38, 39, 44.3, 48, 49, 53 |
Young child (versus older child) |
-.02 |
-.03 |
.93 |
12.77* |
1,056 |
20, 33, 36.2, 38, 39, 48, 49 |
Exhibitionist |
.05 |
.04 |
3.31*** |
12.70* |
5,467 |
11.1, 20, 30.1, 31.2, 32, 48, 49 |
Male child victim |
.08 |
.03 |
1.98* |
17.25 |
5,943 |
5, 18, 20, 25, 31.2, 32, 38, 39, 43.4, 48, 49 |
Sexual intrusiveness |
-.08 |
-.03 |
.53 |
16.84*** |
438 |
5, 6.1, 23.2, 32 |
Victims children of both sexes |
.01 |
.02 |
.72 |
8.88* |
1,044 |
20, 32, 38, 39 |
Female child victim |
-.08 |
-.01 |
1.11 |
53.04*** |
6,052 |
18, 20, 25, 31.2, 32, 33, 38, 39, 43.4, 48, 49 |
Sentence length |
.01 |
.00 |
.13 |
1.13 |
1,034 |
20, 39, 46, 49 |
.04 |
.08 |
3.09** |
24.48*** |
1,415 |
including outlier 38 |
|
Clinical Assessment Variables |
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Sex Crime Specific Variables |
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Motivation for treatment |
.16 |
.14 |
4.47*** |
11.49 |
983 |
6.2, 30.1, 39, 45, 50, 56, 58, 60 |
Alcohol use during offense |
.00 |
.12 |
4.48*** |
16.04*** |
1,395 |
15, 16, 20 |
Denial of sex offense |
.23 |
.12 |
2.37* |
12.76** |
408 |
5, 6.1, 39 |
Phallometric assessment – sexual preference for children |
.19 |
.11 |
1.68 |
5.93 |
233 |
36.1, 38, 55.1 |
Legally classified as MDSO |
.04 |
-.10 |
3.38*** |
15.36*** |
1,053 |
4, 25, 27 |
Previously failed treatment for sexual offense |
-.04 |
-.07 |
2.62** |
4.71 |
1,380 |
16, 39, 13 |
Deviant attitudes toward sex |
-.03 |
.06 |
1.04 |
1.94 |
338 |
6.1, 20, 38 |
-.04 |
-.01 |
.28 |
8.62* |
448 |
including outlier 5 |
|
Clinical Assessment Variables |
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General Psychological Variables |
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Any personality disorder |
.22 |
.21 |
3.53*** |
4.63*** |
273 |
8, 38, 43.5 |
Antisocial personality disorder |
.23 |
.16 |
10.38*** |
9.27 |
3,977 |
6.1, 12.3, 18, 32, 38, 55.1, 13 |
Alcohol abuse problem |
.13 |
.11 |
6.80*** |
3.46 |
3,552 |
8, 32, 38, 39, 59 |
Anger problems |
.11 |
.09 |
1.41 |
2.44 |
231 |
20, 38, 39 |
Anxiety |
.08 |
.07 |
1.01 |
1.49 |
226 |
20, 38, 39 |
Severely disordered |
.03 |
.03 |
1.52 |
1.59 |
3,332 |
32, 38, 39 |
Any substance abuse problem |
-.03 |
-.01 |
.25 |
5.29 |
422 |
6.1, 36.2, 38 |
General psychological problem |
-.03 |
.01 |
.13 |
5.51 |
306 |
5, 20, 38, 39 |
Depression |
-.01 |
.00 |
.06 |
2.30 |
219 |
5, 38, 39 |
Low intelligence |
.01 |
.00 |
.15 |
6.27 |
5,004 |
15, 20, 32, 48 |
.00 |
-.01 |
.86 |
15.54** |
5,274 |
including outlier 39 |
|
MMPI L - Lie |
.04 |
-.02 |
.25 |
1.26 |
239 |
20, 39, 59 |
MMPI F - Infrequency |
.01 |
.02 |
.30 |
1.47 |
239 |
20, 39, 59 |
MMPI K - Defensiveness |
.12 |
.01 |
.11 |
6.54* |
239 |
20, 39, 59 |
MMPI 1 - Hypochondriasis |
-.10 |
-.07 |
1.09 |
1.38 |
239 |
20, 39, 59 |
MMPI 2 - Depression |
.00 |
-.03 |
.51 |
.73 |
239 |
20, 39, 59 |
MMPI 3 - Hysteria |
-.05 |
-.07 |
1.06 |
.36 |
239 |
20, 39, 59 |
MMPI 4 - Psychopathic deviate |
.09 |
.10 |
1.52 |
.82 |
239 |
20, 39, 59 |
MMPI 5 - Masculinity-femininity |
.02 |
.04 |
.53 |
.39 |
239 |
20, 39, 59 |
MMPI 6 - Paranoia |
.05 |
.06 |
.89 |
.84 |
239 |
20, 39, 59 |
MMPI 7 - Psychasthenia |
.09 |
.09 |
1.35 |
.45 |
239 |
20, 39, 59 |
MMPI 8 - Schizophrenia |
.04 |
.02 |
.26 |
4.08 |
239 |
20, 39, 59 |
MMPI 9 - Hypomania |
-.02 |
.09 |
1.34 |
11.56 |
239 |
20, 39, 59 |
MMPI 0 - Social introversion |
-.01 |
-.03 |
.39 |
1.56 |
239 |
20, 39, 59 |
Note. See Table 5 for a key to the studies used in each analysis.
*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.
Variable |
Median |
r+ |
W |
Q |
n |
Studies |
Sexual Recidivism |
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Clinical assessment |
.04 |
.10 |
3.81*** |
16.10 |
1,453 |
5, 6.1, 21, 25, 27, 36.2, 39, 43.5, 51, 54 |
Statistical |
.44 |
.46 |
12.19*** |
15.06** |
684 |
1.2, 5, 12.2, 20, 29.2, 43.1 |
Non-sexual Violent Recidivism |
||||||
Clinical assessment |
.06 |
.06 |
1.51 |
1.10 |
544 |
24.1, 25, 39 |
Statistical |
.45 |
.46 |
9.01*** |
.65 |
343 |
12.2, 20, 24.1 |
General Recidivism |
||||||
Clinical Assessment |
.11 |
.14 |
4.69*** |
17.81** |
1,067 |
5, 6.1, 13, 21, 25, 27, 36.2, 39 |
Statistical |
.42 |
.42 |
9.38*** |
.87 |
453 |
5, 13, 20, 43.4, 43.6 |
Note. See Table 5 for a key to the studies used in each analysis.
**p < .01. ***p < .001.
Number in tables |
Study |
1.1 |
Gore (1988) |
1.2 |
Abel, Mittelman, Becker, Rathner, & Rouleau (1988) |
2 |
Gordon & Bergin (1990) |
3 |
Graham (1991) |
4 |
Frisbie (1969) |
5 |
Smith & Monastersky (1986) |
6.1 |
Schram, Milloy, & Rowe (1991) |
6.2 |
Kahn & Chambers (1991) |
7 |
Gordon & Porporino (1990) |
8 |
Tracy, Donnelly, Morgenbesser, & MacDonald (1985) |
9.1 |
Maletzky (1993) |
9.2 |
Maletzky (1980) |
9.3 |
Maletzky (1991) |
10 |
Hackett (1971) |
11.1 |
Broadhurst & Maller (1992) |
11.2 |
Broadhurst & Maller (1991) |
12.1 |
Prentky, Knight, & Lee (1994) |
12.2 |
Prentky, Knight, & Lee (1995) |
12.3 |
Prentky, Knight, Lee, & Cerce (1995) |
13 |
Wormith & Ruhl (1987) |
14 |
Nutbrown & Stasiak (1987) |
15 |
Pacht & Roberts (1968) |
16 |
Motiuk & Brown (1993) |
17 |
Grünfeld & Nöreik (1986) |
18 |
Fitch (1962) |
19 |
Frisbie & Dondis (1965) |
20 |
Hanson, Steffy, & Gauthier (1993b) |
21 |
Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (1984) |
22 |
Beck & Shipley (1989) |
23.1 |
Mair & Wilson (1995) |
23.2 |
Mair & Stevens (1994) |
24.1 |
Hall (1988) |
24.2 |
Hall & Proctor (1987) |
25 |
Sturgeon & Taylor (1980) |
26.1 |
Marques, Day, Nelson, & West (1993) |
26.2 |
Marques, Nelson, West, & Day (1994) |
27 |
Dix (1976) |
28 |
Marshall (1994) |
29.1 |
Marshall & Barbaree (1988) |
29.2 |
Barbaree & Marshall (1988) |
30.1 |
Meyers & Romero (1980) |
30.2 |
Romero & Williams (1983) |
31.1 |
Stü rup (1961) |
31.2 |
Stü rup (1960) |
31.3 |
Christiansen, Elers-Nielson, Le Maire, & Stü rup (1965) |
32 |
Stü rup (1953) |
33 |
Bluglass (1980) |
34 |
Rooth & Marks (1974) |
35 |
Weaver & Fox (1984) |
36.1 |
Malcolm, Andrews, & Quinsey (1993) |
36.2 |
Khanna, Brown, Malcolm, & Williams (1989) |
37 |
Doshey (1943) |
38 |
Proulx, Pellerin, McKibben, Aubut, & Ouimet (1995) |
39 |
Reddon, Studer, & Estrada (1995) |
40 |
Meyer, Cole, & Emory (1992) |
41 |
Mohr, Turner, & Jerry (1964) |
42 |
Vermont Treatment Centre for Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Abuse (1991) |
43.1 |
Quinsey, Rice, & Harris (1995) |
43.2 |
Quinsey, Lalumičre, Rice, & Harris (1995) |
43.3 |
Quinsey, Rice, & Harris (1990) |
43.4 |
Rice, Harris, & Quinsey (1990) |
43.5 |
Rice, Quinsey, & Harris (1989) |
43.6 |
Rice, Quinsey, & Harris (1991) |
43.7 |
Rice & Harris (1995) |
44.1 |
Gibbens, Soothill, & Way (1978) |
44.2 |
Soothill, Jack, & Gibbens (1976) |
44.3 |
Gibbens, Soothill, & Way (1980) |
44.4 |
Gibbens, Way, & Soothill (1977) |
45 |
Perkins (1987) |
46 |
Bonta & Hanson (1995) |
47 |
Federoff, Wisner-Carlson, & Berlin (1992) |
48 |
Radzinowicz (1957) |
49 |
Thornton (1995) |
50 |
Hall (1995b) |
51 |
Epperson, Kaul, & Hout (1995) |
52 |
Wing (circa 1984) |
53 |
Song & Lieb (1995) |
54 |
Ryan & Miyoshi (1990) |
55.1 |
Gretton, McBride, & Hare (1995) |
55.2 |
McBride, Gretton, & Hare (1995) |
56 |
Lab, Shields, & Schondel (1993) |
57 |
Money & Bennett (1981) |
58 |
Pierson (1989) |
59 |
Davis, Hoffman, & Stacken (1991) |
60 |
Smiley & Mulloy (1995) |
61 |
McConaghy, Blaszczynski, Armstrong, & Kidson (1989) |
Note. Studies sharing the same integer were based on a common data set.