@article{ref1,
title="Impression management in the ethical self-presentation of offenders undergoing presentence evaluation",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="1978",
author="Holland, Terrill R. and Boik, Robert J.",
volume="5",
number="3",
pages="259-270",
abstract="Ethical choices were assessed for offenders instructed to produce favorable versus unfavorable impressions. Pronounced impression management effects were obtained for prosocial and antisocial responses, and high scores on a dimension of change defined by these variables were related to sociopathic features on the MMPI. Highly consistent trends did not emerge for avoidance responses, although a secondary dimension of change was identified which contrasted avoidance with antisocial alternatives and was associated with increasing age, numerous prior incarcerations, and a defensive-repressive MMPI pattern. The findings were discussed in terms of their relevance for understanding the impression management manipulations likely to be encountered during the evaluation of different types of offenders.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/009385487800500306",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009385487800500306"
}