Self-esteem and its relationship to sexual offending |
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| Authors: | W L Marshall D Anderson F Champagne |
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| Institution: | Department of Psychology , Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The concept of self-esteem and its measurement, and its relationship to self-efficacy, is examined. From this survey of the research, and from what is known about sexual offenders, it is proposed that self-esteem plays a role in the etiology and maintenance of sexual offending. Inferences are then made concerning the need to enhance the self-esteem of sexual offenders and procedures for doing this are outlined. Finally, the need for more extensive research of the self-esteem of sexual offenders is made dear. |
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