Label type, victim age, and their interaction showed no significant effects on treatment amenability subscales (capacity to change, treatment ineffectiveness, incapacitation)¶
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q3 i0 A second MANOVA on the three treatment amenability subscales found no statistically significant main effects or interaction. → Robles Chella 2026
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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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Second MANOVA in the same experiment, on three subscales of the treatment amenability measure. The label-type effect was non-significant ("F(9,798) = .917, p = .510"), and the article reports the victim-age effect (F(3,264) = .009, p = .514) and interaction (F(9,798) = 1.553, p = .125) as also non-significant.
"there was no statistically significant difference in the capacity to change, treatment ineffectiveness, and incapacitation subscales based on the label type, F(9,798) = .917, p = .510; Pillai’s Trace = .031, partial η2 = .016"
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Related Claims¶
- The interaction of label type and victim age did not significantly affect public perceptions of individuals who sexually offend — a broader claim this one bears on
- The type of label used (person-first, 'sex offender', diagnostic, or offence-specific) does not significantly affect public perceptions of individuals who sexually offend — a broader claim this one bears on
- Prior evidence on whether labels change public perceptions of people with sexual offences is mixed, with some studies finding label effects and others finding none — related
- Perception measures of social distance, treatment amenability, perceived recidivism, and sentencing severity are mostly significantly intercorrelated — related
- Victim age (adult vs. child) did not significantly affect public perceptions in this vignette experiment, contrary to prior findings — related
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Label type, victim age, and their interaction showed no significant effects on treatment amenability subscales (capacity to change, treatment ineffectiveness, incapacitation) |
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Label type, victim age, and their interaction showed no significant effects on treatment amenability subscales (capacity to change, treatment ineffectiveness, incapacitation) |
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