Predictors of social intelligence, empathy, and self‐efficacy among sexual offenders. Issue 1 (7th March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cartwright, Angie D.; Minton, Casey A. Barrio; Reyes, Ana G.; Abernathy, Meagan; Groves, Kerin K.
• Is Part Of: Journal of addictions & offender counseling. Volume 43:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 2
• Page End: 14
• Publication Date: 2022-03-07
• Subjects: empathy -- risk level -- self‐efficacy -- sexual offender -- social intelligence; Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- United States -- Periodicals; Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation -- United States -- Periodicals; Alcoholics -- Rehabilitation -- United States -- Periodicals; Rehabilitation counseling -- Periodicals; 365.660973
• DOI: 10.1002/jaoc.12098
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2161-1874

Abstract

Abstract: The authors aimed to assess the predictive nature of social intelligence, empathy, general self‐efficacy (GSE), time in counseling, and risk‐level in a sample of sexual offenders receiving counseling services ( n = 151). No mean differences in variables were observed on the basis of victim type, offense type, or risk level. Linear regression models indicated that study variables accounted for 22% of the variance in social intelligence and 13% of the variance in empathy. In both models, GSE emerged as the strongest predictor after accounting for other variables.