ABSTRACT

The present study examined intimacy and loneliness, their etiological significance in sexual offending, viability as a treatment target, and their correlates with relevant psychological constructs and outcomes in a treated sample of 348 men convicted for sexual offenses. Factor analyses of the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale and Miller Social Intimacy Scale identified latent dimensions of social connectedness and isolation that underpinned loneliness, and dimensions of validation and emotional intimacy that underpinned social intimacy. In turn, these latent dimensions were correlated with self-report measures of empathy, cognitive distortions, anxiety, and depression – positive self-reported changes in intimacy and loneliness were associated with self-reported decreases in cognitive distortions, depressive symptoms and social anxiety, and improved levels of empathy. Scores on latent dimensions of intimacy and loneliness, however, were not predictive of recidivism. Clinical and research implications are discussed regarding the assessment and evaluation of change on psychological risk factors in treated men who have offended sexually.

抽象的

本研究在348名因性犯罪而被定罪的男性样本中，检查了亲密和孤独，其在性犯罪中的病因学意义，作为治疗目标的生存力以及它们与相关的心理结构和结果的相关性。修订后的UCLA孤独感量表和Miller社会亲密度量表的因素分析确定了支撑孤独感的潜在社交联系和孤立维度，以及支撑社会亲密关系的验证和情感亲密维度。反过来，这些潜在的维度与自我报告的同理心，认知失真，焦虑和抑郁的测量结果相关–自我报告的亲密感和孤独感的积极变化与自我报告的认知扭曲，抑郁症状和社交焦虑的减少相关，并提高同理心。然而，关于亲密感和孤独感的潜在维度得分并不能预测累犯。讨论了有关评估和评估性犯罪的已治疗男性心理危险因素变化的临床和研究意义。