Date of Award
2005
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Psychology
Abstract
The present study investigated differences in psychologists' attitudes toward sex offenders. The independent variables were biological sex, categorized as male and female, and amount of training in working with sex offenders, categorized as none versus some. Three hundred and fourteen participants were included in this study and a 2 x 2 Factorial ANOVA was conducted. An interaction between biological sex and training was found. Without training, female psychologists held more negative attitudes toward sex offenders than male psychologists without training. With training, female psychologists' attitudes toward sex offenders were slightly more positive than their male counterparts. A significant main effect was found for biological sex, which supported the interaction. The main effect for training was not significant. Implications of the results and recommendations for future research are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Cichon, Lori M., "An Investigation Of Psychologists' Attitudes Toward Sex Offenders" (2005). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 955.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/955