@article{ref1,
title="Attachment, anger and anxiety of male sexual offenders",
journal="Journal of sexual aggression",
year="2005",
author="Burton, David L. and Lyn, Tamara S.",
volume="11",
number="2",
pages="127-137",
abstract="Common factors underlie sexual and non-sexual aggression, and they co-occur at high rates. This study reports on whether Dutton et al.'s model of partner abuse (1994) also predicts sexual offender status. Incarcerated sexual offenders (n = 144) and non-sexual offenders (n = 34) completed a voluntary, anonymous survey of attachment, anger and anxiety measures. Sexual offenders produced significantly higher insecure attachment (p = 0.001), anger (p < 0.05) and generalized anxiety (p < 0.01) scores than non-sexual offenders. Intended multivariate analyses were prohibited by multicollinearity between predictors. Although insecure attachment, anxiety and anger distinguish sexual from non-sexual offenders, their predictive power in a multivariate model is yet to be determined. Awareness of the co-occurrence of sexual and non-sexual violence would improve assessment and treatment approaches for professionals in both arenas.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1355-2600",
doi="10.1080/13552600500063682",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13552600500063682"
}