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ERIC Number: EJ838470
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-May
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-8712
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Child Molesters vs. Rapists as Reflected in Their Self-Figure Drawings: A Pilot Study
Lev-Wiesel, Rachel; Witztum, Eliezer
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, v15 n1 p105-117 May 2006
This study explored whether child molesters can be differentiated from rapists in their self-figure drawings. To achieve this aim, the Machover Draw-A-Person test (Machover, 1949) was used. A sample of 41 male adult perpetrators of sexual assault, 19 rapists and 22 child molesters (all incarcerated in jail) participated in the study. Participants were given paper and pencil and were asked to draw themselves. Results indicated that self-figure drawings of rapists had more indicators of a violent aggressive behavior trait than drawings of child molesters, whereas exaggeration and emphasis of penis were more obvious in the self-figure drawings of child molesters. However, indicators of anxiety were not found to significantly differ between the groups. (Contains 1 table and 4 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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