Perception measures of social distance, treatment amenability, perceived recidivism, and sentencing severity are mostly significantly intercorrelated¶

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q3 i? Correlations among the dependent variables were mostly significant, ranging from -.241 to .667, with one weak non-significant exception. → Robles Chella 2026

Evidence¶

Robles Chella 2026¶

Robles Chella, Cheema Harleen, Buro Karen, Jung Sandy. (2026). Changing Language May Not Be Enough to Change Public Perceptions of Individuals Who Sexually Offend. Sexual Offending: Theory, Research, and Prevention. https://doi.org/10.5964/sotrap.17345

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Correlational analysis of the study's dependent measures (Ns = 232 to 295 per Table 1). "Correlations among the dependent variables are mostly significant and ranged from -.241 to .667"; the Social Distance Scale and treatment amenability full scale were not significantly correlated (r = -.059).

"Correlations among the dependent variables are mostly significant and ranged from -.241 to .667, as seen in Table 1, except for a weak to negligible non-significant correlation between the Social Distance Scale and the full scale of treatment amenability (r = -.059)"

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