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Sex‐related alcohol expectancies in rapists
Author(s) -
McMURRAN MARY,
BELLFIELD HELEN
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
criminal behaviour and mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1471-2857
pISSN - 0957-9664
DOI - 10.1002/cbm.1993.3.2.76
Subject(s) - psychology , alcohol , clinical psychology , biology , biochemistry
Of 17 rapists in an English Special Hospital, nine said that they had committed their offence under the influence of alcohol. Subjects whose offences were alcohol related showed significantly higher levels of self‐reported alcohol consumption and alcohol dependence than did subjects whose offences were not reported to be alcohol related. The alcohol‐related offenders scored significantly higher on an expectancy scale, indicating that they believed they were more likely to do something that is sexually risky after drinking alcohol. Because expectancies may predict future behaviour, they are important to address in intervention. Combined skills training and cue exposure is recommended.