APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Gender Influences Associative Stigma of Family Members of Sex Offenders
- Autumn Whitefield-Madrano
University of California - Irvine (Department of Psychological Science)
Abstract
This differential study examines how gender impacts levels of associative and internalized stigma among family members of sex offenders. By providing a deeper understanding of tertiary harm of sex crimes, results may hold implications for how the mental health and justice systems work with this population.
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