Browsing by Author "Burkhart, Barry"

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Adult males with childhood sexual experiences: The role of attachment and coping in psychological adjustment

Lyle, Patricia (2006-12-15)

In the past three decades, the existing literature pertaining to the sexual abuse of boys has expanded. Much of the current male sexual abuse research is directed toward understanding how abused boys later become offenders. ...

A Cluster-Analytically Derived Typology of Juvenile Sex Offenders

Higgins, Miranda (2008-08-15)

Juvenile sex offenders are part of a heterogeneous population and appear to differ on numerous variables such as offense and victim type, family background, sexual offending characteristics, and psychopathology. Several ...

A Comparative Analysis of Cyclical vs. Non-Cyclical Romantic Relationships

Waters, Ashley (2015-07-29)

Existing literature on romantic adult relationships focuses primarily on stable, married intimate dyads. However, up to 60% of couples indicate breaking up and reuniting with their partner at least once; despite their ...

Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Investigation Using Factor Mixture Modeling

Feiszli, Kevin (2017-06-21)

It has long been established that the experience of traumatic events can result in pathological distress. Some of these reactions, such as hyperarousal or the avoidance of trauma-related cues, are recognized as prototypical ...

Comprehensive Recidivism Data from Juvenile Delinquents and Juvenile Sex Offenders

Cook, Patrick (2010-10-15)

Each year in the United States, juveniles commit a significant percentage of the total number of sex offenses. Moreover, available recidivism data examining sexual re-offense rates with juvenile sex offenders vary considerably ...

Conduct Disorder in Female Offenders: Relationship of Callous-Unemotional Traits, Depression, and Risk Taking

Gothard, Kelly (2011-11-21)

Although male delinquency rates remain higher than those of females, female delinquency has been on the rise while the rates among males have been decreasing. The study of female adolescent offenders remains relatively ...

Delayed Reward Discounting in Adolescents with Sexual Offense Convictions

Morais, Hugo (2015-05-13)

Current explanatory models of sexual offending have been useful in elucidating the etiology of maladaptive sexual behaviors. Prominent models of sexual offending, however, are based largely on empirical findings regarding ...

A Developmental Perspective on Juvenile Sexual Offenders: The Role of Childhood Abuse in the Development of Psychopathology and Sex Offending Behavior

Farris, Kelly (2007-08-15)

The child development field has a relative lack of research considering the impact of child abuse and victimization from a developmental perspective, and even less research that examines the effects of multiple types of ...

Disparities in the Courtroom: Exploring the Influence of Race/Ethnicity and Offense Category on Charge Reductions during Judicial Disposition Making

Fix, Rebecca (2017-04-21)

African American males comprise the most overrepresented group in the juvenile justice system. This disparity has been attributed, in part, to implicit biases. Moreover, family structure and prior court referrals also ...

The Effects of Poly-Victimization and Caregiver Attachment on Disclosure of Illegal Sexual Behavior

Harrelson, Megan, E. (2016-08-04)

This study examined the relationships between poly-victimization (i.e., cumulative types of victimization), caregiver attachment, and disclosure of illegal sexual behavior in adolescent males detained in sex offender ...

Evaluation of Rape Prevention Programming for Female College Students

Lawson, Kathryn (2006-12-15)

Acquaintance rape is a common phenomenon on American college campuses, and considerable research effort has been directed at developing effective prevention programs for both potential victims and potential perpetrators. ...

An Examination of the Predictive Validity of Court Assigned Risk Levels on Recidivism Rates among Juvenile Sex Offenders

Houle, Allison (2012-08-27)

Approximately 20% of all sexual crimes are committed by adolescents (Barbaree & Marshall, 2006). Those adolescents that are adjudicated for a sexual offense and subsequently complete a treatment program, typically have low ...

Examining Executive Functioning Deficits in Juvenile Delinquents with a History of Trauma Exposure

Cyperski, Melissa (2012-12-05)

We examined whether an early childhood history of trauma explains which juvenile offenders develop Executive Functioning (EF) deficits. One hundred and eighty-eight incarcerated adolescent males were evaluated for personal ...

Forming Therapeutic Alliances across the Milieu: Clinical Implications and Challenges of Working with Adjudicated Adolescent Males in Residential Treatment

Cyperski, Melissa (2016-07-22)

Forming a positive and collaborative relationship with a therapist is perceived to be one of the key change agents in the psychotherapeutic process (Bordin, 1979). While a limited number of studies have examined the factors ...

Measuring Attachment in Adolescence: A Validation of the IPPA in Adolescents with Illegal Sexual Behaviors

Norwood-Strickland, Ashley (2017-07-25)

The Inventory of Parental and Peer Attachment (IPPA; Armsden & Greenberg, 1987) is a well-established measurement instrument for assessing attachment during adolescence. However, the factor structure of the measure has ...

Measuring Visual Change Detection in Specific Phobia

McEnerney, Kelly (2010-05-18)

The utility afforded from cognitive tasks in research concerning attentional bias and anxiety is well documented; however, whether it extends to research concerning specific phobia is uncertain. Often, the connection between ...

Pathways of Dysregulation: The Influence of Lifetime Poly-Victimization on Therapy-Interfering Psychosocial Impairment in Adolescents Adjudicated for Sex Offenses

Harrelson, Megan, E. (2019-05-22)

The preset study examined the relationship between poly-victimization exposure, affective dysregulation, and three negative psychosocial outcomes: externalizing problems, posttraumatic stress, and suicidal behavior. ...