@article{ref1,
title="Examining the influence of denial, motivation, and risk on sexual recidivism",
journal="Sexual abuse: a journal of research and treatment",
year="2010",
author="Harkins, Leigh and Beech, Anthony Robert and Goodwill, Alasdair M.",
volume="22",
number="1",
pages="78-94",
abstract="This study examined the relationship between denial, motivation, static risk (Risk Matrix 2000), and sexual recidivism. Denial was measured in three ways: A Denial Index (resulting from the combination of several measures of different aspects of denial), Absolute Denial, and Denial of Risk. Motivation for treatment was also examined. Logistic regression analyses in a sample of 180 sex offenders using a fixed 10-year follow-up found that risk moderated the relationships between the Denial Index, Absolute Denial, and sexual recidivism. In particular, among high-risk offenders, denial predicted decreased sexual recidivism. An opposite pattern was observed for the low-risk offenders who were in denial, although these differences were not significant. In terms of Denial of Risk, those who were denying they presented a future risk for offending (i.e., higher on Denial of Risk) were less likely to reoffend than those who reported seeing themselves as presenting a high risk. Motivation for treatment was positively correlated with recidivism, but the effect disappeared once static risk was controlled.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1079-0632",
doi="10.1177/1079063209358106",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1079063209358106"
}