TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - A comparison of selected Rorschach variables of violent female offenders and female non-offenders
JO  - Behavioral sciences and the law
A1  - Weizmann-Henelius, Ghitta
A1  - Ilonen, Tuula
A1  - Viemero, Vappu
A1  - Eronen, Markku
SP  - 199
EP  - 213
VL  - 24
IS  - 2
N2  - A national sample of incarcerated violent female offenders (N = 45) and a sample of female non-offenders (N = 30) were compared on nine selected Rorschach CS (Exner, 2003) variables and three of the aggression variables of Gacono and Meloy (1994). The results indicate that an avoidant and inconsistent coping style was more characteristic of the offenders than the non-offenders. The offenders were characterized by social immaturity and limited capacities to cope with stress as compared with the non-offenders. No significant differences were found between the two groups in handling intense emotions. Although the aggressive scores revealed no discrimination between the groups, significant correlations were found between the aggressive content score and childhood victimization. An inverse relation was found between the aggressive past score and the emotional intensity of the violent offense. The study indicates that the selected RCS variables related to adaptive resources for coping discriminate between violent offenders and non-offenders, but that the variables related to affective features need further examination.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0735-3936
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bsl.680
ID  - ref1
ER  -