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Demographic and Personality Characteristics of Internet Child Pornography Downloaders in Comparison to Other Offenders
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Reijnen, Lotte; Bulten, Erik; Nijman, Henk – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2009
This research study was conducted to map out the demographic and psychological aspects of Internet child pornography offenders. The backgrounds, characteristics, and MMPI profiles of 22 Internet child pornography offenders were statistically compared to those of 112 perpetrators of other offenses. In comparison to the other sexual offenders, the…
Descriptors: Children, Personality Traits, Pornography, Internet
First Offender Adult Shoplifters: A Preliminary Profile.
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Ray, Joseph B; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Profiled adult first offender Texas shoplifters (N=94). Results indicated that the modal shoplifter is female, Hispanic, and has a poor self-concept. Males tend to act more impulsively than females in shoplifting style, and shoplifters tend to be anxious, depressed, and self-doubting. (WAS)
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Crime, Individual Characteristics
Attempted Suicide: The M.M.P.I. Differentiation of Suicidal from Non-Suicidal Depressions.
Sendbuehler, J. M.; And Others – 1979
Distinctions between non-suicidal and suicidal depression were investigated. Epidemiological profiles of depressed patients (40 suicidal and 40 non-suicidal) were matched for sex and age. Independent raters diagnosed each subject according to five classifications of depression. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scores for each…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology)