Elizabeth L Jeglic
Biographic Data
| ID | 74719 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth L Jeglic |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth L |
| FAMILY NAME | Jeglic |
| SIGNATURE | JEGLIC E L |
| AFFILIATIONS | John Jay College of Criminal Justice |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4870-2269 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 36 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 66 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 35 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The Use of Sexual Grooming by Attorneys in Court
Child sexual abuse (CSA) cases rely on attorneys, judges, and jurors having an accurate understanding of complex abuse dynamics, including sexual grooming. While sexual grooming is widely used in research and legal contexts, little is known about how attorneys understand and use the construct. This study examined attorneys' knowledge, perceptions, and utilization of sexual grooming in CSA cases. Fifty‐one attorneys from 23 U.S. states completed a…
Mental Health Following Sibling Sexual Harm
The Influence of Cognitively Distorted Thinking and Patriarchal Beliefs on Survivor Blaming Among Japanese Men
The Psychological Impact of Experiencing Sexual Abuse Revictimization by a Different Perpetrator in Childhood
Experiencing CSA by multiple perpetrators in childhood may lead to more negative mental health outcomes in adulthood. The findings emphasize the importance of early identification and intervention for individuals who experienced CSA
An analysis of sexual grooming in cases of child sexual abuse by educators
Sexual Offenders With Intellectual Disabilities
Research indicates that individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) are overrepresented among sexual offenders, and that those with ID might differ from those without ID in terms of the etiology of offending behavior. Despite this, few studies have explored ID using incarcerated U.S. samples. The present study sought to identify relevant characteristics of this population by comparing individuals with and without ID who are incarcerated in th…
The Role of Technology in the Perpetration of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a pervasive global problem. To date, prevention efforts have largely focused on legislative efforts, parent and child education, and environmental protections. Due to the proliferation of the Internet, and especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, recent prevention efforts have focused on online CSA. However, the extent to which technology is being used in the perpetration of in-person, contact CSA remains unclear. This …
Examining Parental Abilities to Recognize Sexual Grooming Behaviors of Child Sexual Abusers
Against All Odds
Since the late 1930s, laws and policies based on assumptions about high rates of sexual recidivism have been enacted to respond to individuals who perpetrated sexual offenses. The first sex offender laws in the United States and Canada were quite similar. Since then, the two countries have diverged. More recent American policies have included the enactment of public registration and notification laws and postsentence civil commitment laws. Canadi…
Sexual Grooming
The Psychological, Academic, and Economic Impact of Covid-19 on College Students in the Epicenter of the Pandemic
Initial research has indicated that college students have experienced numerous stressors as a result of the pandemic. The current investigation enrolled the largest and most diverse sample of college students to date ( N = 4714) from universities in New York (NY) and New Jersey (NJ), the epicenter of the North American pandemic in Spring 2020. We described the impact on the psychological, academic, and financial health of college students who wer…
Toward a Universal Definition of Child Sexual Grooming
It is estimated that 30–45% of child sexual abusers use sexual grooming tactics. While sexual grooming is considered integral to the child sexual abuse process, there has yet to be a universally accepted definition of the construct that condenses and summarizes this complex process. Based upon a thorough evaluation and critique of prior definitions and research on a content validated model of sexual grooming, a new operational definition of sexua…
The Impact of Defendant Gender and Attractiveness on Juror Decision-Making in a Sexual Offense Case
In recent years, instances of educator sexual assault against students have flooded the media. In particular, female teachers who abused students have seized the public's attention as they are often portrayed as attractive and a sexual fantasy. This portrayal can then impact the way society perceives these sexual assaults. Importantly, however, it is not known whether this perception influences the prosecution and sentencing of these cases. The c…
Handbook of Youth Suicide Prevention
Shaffer, where she specialized in the study of youth suicide ideation
The nature of in-flight sexual assaults
Since the #MeToo movement, sexual abuse on airlines has been receiving increased attention, however there is a dearth of empirical research investigating this phenomenon. This study is one of the first to examine characteristics of victims and perpetrators of in-flight sexual assaults, as well as data on situational risk factors, victim reporting, and airline responses. A review of major media outlets in the past decade identified 73 unique cases…
Handbook of Youth Suicide Prevention
Why do child sexual abuse victims not tell anyone about their abuse? An exploration of factors that prevent and promote disclosure
Disclosure rates of child sexual abuse (CSA) to both social supports and law enforcement are concerningly low, although more research is needed to understand factors that impact disclosure. Thus, the present study examined rates of informal (i.e., to a social support) and formal (i.e., to law enforcement) disclosure of CSA, as well as victims' self‐reported experiences with telling others about their own abuse and their perceptions of the overall…
Of madams, mentors and mistresses
Separate routes, similar crimes? Conceptualising differences between domestic and international sex traffickers in the United States
Evaluating selection for sexually violent predator (SVP) commitment
Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Suicidal Ideation in Emerging Adults
Is Locker Room Talk Really Just Talk? An Analysis of Normative Sexual Talk and Behavior
Current sexual violence prevention initiatives have focused on addressing and changing societal norms that are supportive of sexual assault. One area of focus has been the way in which people describe women and sexual acts as it has been suggested that people perceive sex differently. The present study investigated what people consider normative sexual language and behavior and what people consider language and behavior indicative of sexual assau…
Depression, Loneliness, and Suicide Risk among Latino College Students
This study tested a psychosocial model of suicide risk in a sample of 156 Latino college students. Specifically, depression and loneliness were hypothesized to be important predictors of suicide risk (namely, hopelessness and suicidal behaviors) in Latino students. Results of conducting regression analyses indicated that, independent of age and gender, depression and loneliness were significant predictors of both indices of suicide risk examined …
Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicidal Behavior in a Diverse Sample
Ethnic Identity and Loneliness in Predicting Suicide Risk in Latino College Students
This study examined the role of ethnic identity and loneliness as predictors of suicide risk, namely, hopelessness and suicidal behaviors, in Latino college students. One hundred sixty Latino students completed a survey assessing for the aforementioned constructs. Results of conducting regression analyses indicated that ethnic identity was a significant predictor of suicide risk. When loneliness was added into the regression model, it was found t…
Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Suicidal Ideation in Emerging Adults
Stages of Sexual Grooming
It has been proposed that sexual grooming behaviors of child molesters are not easily identified prior to the abuse. The present study investigated whether participants could recognize grooming behaviors, and if so, identify which stages of the process were most easily identified. Participants were randomly assigned to read one of six vignettes describing the stages of the grooming process. Results revealed no differences in likelihood ratings th…
Toward a Universal Definition of Child Sexual Grooming
It is estimated that 30–45% of child sexual abusers use sexual grooming tactics. While sexual grooming is considered integral to the child sexual abuse process, there has yet to be a universally accepted definition of the construct that condenses and summarizes this complex process. Based upon a thorough evaluation and critique of prior definitions and research on a content validated model of sexual grooming, a new operational definition of sexua…
Minority College Student Mental Health
This study compared mental health among diverse college students to understand whether majority status buffered hypothesized relationships between poor mental health outcomes and minority status. Contrary to expectations, students at the majority-minority college (i.e., the college in which the majority of students were ethnic minorities), regardless of race or ethnicity, reported poorer mental health than their White peers at the predominantly W…
Ethnic Variables and Negative Life Events as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Behaviors in Latino College Students
In the present study, we examined ethnic variables (viz., multigroup ethnic identity and other group orientation) along with negative life events as predictors of depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviors in a sample of 156 (38 male and 118 female) Latino college students. Results of conducting hierarchical regression analyses indicated that the set of ethnic variables accounted for significant variance in both depressive symptoms and suicidal b…
Suicidal Behavior Among Latina College Students
Latina college students are one of the fastest-growing segments of the college student population. Although there is evidence suggesting Latina high school students are at increased risk of engaging in suicidal behavior, it is unclear whether this risk continues in college. Over the course of 3 years, 554 Latina college students, the majority of whom were Dominican American or Puerto Rican, completed a series of self-report questionnaires assessi…
Examining the Impact of Technology on Exhibitionistic Behavior
Contemporary sexual behavior cannot be fully understood without considering the effects of smartphones and social networking websites, both of which have provided additional avenues for consensual sexual activity. However, technology has also created new ways to engage in deviant behavior that may be similar to exhibitionism (exposing one's genitals to unsuspecting individuals). Participants completed a survey about traditional exhibitionistic be…
Where do sex crimes occur? How an examination of sex offense location can inform policy and prevention
Although ample evidence demonstrates that sex crime policies focused on “stranger danger” types of offenses that occur in public places do little, if anything, to reduce sex crime, we have much less data with which to inform primary prevention strategies. Using archival data collected from the files of 1468 sex offenders, this study provides empirical data on offense location and how it varies by victim–offender relationship. Though 4% of cases o…
Against All Odds
Since the late 1930s, laws and policies based on assumptions about high rates of sexual recidivism have been enacted to respond to individuals who perpetrated sexual offenses. The first sex offender laws in the United States and Canada were quite similar. Since then, the two countries have diverged. More recent American policies have included the enactment of public registration and notification laws and postsentence civil commitment laws. Canadi…
Separate routes, similar crimes? Conceptualising differences between domestic and international sex traffickers in the United States
Evaluating selection for sexually violent predator (SVP) commitment
An analysis of sexual grooming in cases of child sexual abuse by educators
The nature of in-flight sexual assaults
Since the #MeToo movement, sexual abuse on airlines has been receiving increased attention, however there is a dearth of empirical research investigating this phenomenon. This study is one of the first to examine characteristics of victims and perpetrators of in-flight sexual assaults, as well as data on situational risk factors, victim reporting, and airline responses. A review of major media outlets in the past decade identified 73 unique cases…
Of madams, mentors and mistresses
Depression, Loneliness, and Suicide Risk among Latino College Students
This study tested a psychosocial model of suicide risk in a sample of 156 Latino college students. Specifically, depression and loneliness were hypothesized to be important predictors of suicide risk (namely, hopelessness and suicidal behaviors) in Latino students. Results of conducting regression analyses indicated that, independent of age and gender, depression and loneliness were significant predictors of both indices of suicide risk examined …
Ethnic Identity and Loneliness in Predicting Suicide Risk in Latino College Students
This study examined the role of ethnic identity and loneliness as predictors of suicide risk, namely, hopelessness and suicidal behaviors, in Latino college students. One hundred sixty Latino students completed a survey assessing for the aforementioned constructs. Results of conducting regression analyses indicated that ethnic identity was a significant predictor of suicide risk. When loneliness was added into the regression model, it was found t…
Judicial bond-setting behavior
Gender Differences in Grief Reactions following the Death of a Parent
This study examined gender differences in psychological functioning in a sample of college students who lost a parent to death. Male and female students ( n = 65) who had a parent that had died were asked to complete a series of self report questionnaires to assess psychological distress, feelings of grief and bereavement, and coping strategies. Overall, no gender differences were found between bereaved students on measures of psychological distr…
Forgiveness as a moderator of the association between anger expression and suicidal behaviour
Anger is often associated with poor physical and mental health, including suicidal behaviour. Anger expression is typically conceptualised as inward or outward-directed, with each mode of expression having potentially different aetiologies and health manifestations. Individual characteristics such as religion or spirituality may buffer against the effects of anger. One such characteristic, forgiveness, is the voluntary process of changing ones’ b…
Suicidal Behavior Among Latina College Students
Latina college students are one of the fastest-growing segments of the college student population. Although there is evidence suggesting Latina high school students are at increased risk of engaging in suicidal behavior, it is unclear whether this risk continues in college. Over the course of 3 years, 554 Latina college students, the majority of whom were Dominican American or Puerto Rican, completed a series of self-report questionnaires assessi…
Sexual violence legislation
Judicial bond-setting behavior
Minority College Student Mental Health
This study compared mental health among diverse college students to understand whether majority status buffered hypothesized relationships between poor mental health outcomes and minority status. Contrary to expectations, students at the majority-minority college (i.e., the college in which the majority of students were ethnic minorities), regardless of race or ethnicity, reported poorer mental health than their White peers at the predominantly W…
An examination of the relationship between childhood abuse, anger and violent behavior among a sample of sex offenders
Where do sex crimes occur? How an examination of sex offense location can inform policy and prevention
Although ample evidence demonstrates that sex crime policies focused on “stranger danger” types of offenses that occur in public places do little, if anything, to reduce sex crime, we have much less data with which to inform primary prevention strategies. Using archival data collected from the files of 1468 sex offenders, this study provides empirical data on offense location and how it varies by victim–offender relationship. Though 4% of cases o…
Ethnic Variables and Negative Life Events as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Behaviors in Latino College Students
In the present study, we examined ethnic variables (viz., multigroup ethnic identity and other group orientation) along with negative life events as predictors of depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviors in a sample of 156 (38 male and 118 female) Latino college students. Results of conducting hierarchical regression analyses indicated that the set of ethnic variables accounted for significant variance in both depressive symptoms and suicidal b…
Examining the Impact of Technology on Exhibitionistic Behavior
Contemporary sexual behavior cannot be fully understood without considering the effects of smartphones and social networking websites, both of which have provided additional avenues for consensual sexual activity. However, technology has also created new ways to engage in deviant behavior that may be similar to exhibitionism (exposing one's genitals to unsuspecting individuals). Participants completed a survey about traditional exhibitionistic be…
Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicidal Behavior in a Diverse Sample
Ethnic Identity and Loneliness in Predicting Suicide Risk in Latino College Students
This study examined the role of ethnic identity and loneliness as predictors of suicide risk, namely, hopelessness and suicidal behaviors, in Latino college students. One hundred sixty Latino students completed a survey assessing for the aforementioned constructs. Results of conducting regression analyses indicated that ethnic identity was a significant predictor of suicide risk. When loneliness was added into the regression model, it was found t…
Stages of Sexual Grooming
It has been proposed that sexual grooming behaviors of child molesters are not easily identified prior to the abuse. The present study investigated whether participants could recognize grooming behaviors, and if so, identify which stages of the process were most easily identified. Participants were randomly assigned to read one of six vignettes describing the stages of the grooming process. Results revealed no differences in likelihood ratings th…
Depression, Loneliness, and Suicide Risk among Latino College Students
This study tested a psychosocial model of suicide risk in a sample of 156 Latino college students. Specifically, depression and loneliness were hypothesized to be important predictors of suicide risk (namely, hopelessness and suicidal behaviors) in Latino students. Results of conducting regression analyses indicated that, independent of age and gender, depression and loneliness were significant predictors of both indices of suicide risk examined …
Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Suicidal Ideation in Emerging Adults
Is Locker Room Talk Really Just Talk? An Analysis of Normative Sexual Talk and Behavior
Current sexual violence prevention initiatives have focused on addressing and changing societal norms that are supportive of sexual assault. One area of focus has been the way in which people describe women and sexual acts as it has been suggested that people perceive sex differently. The present study investigated what people consider normative sexual language and behavior and what people consider language and behavior indicative of sexual assau…
Why do child sexual abuse victims not tell anyone about their abuse? An exploration of factors that prevent and promote disclosure
Disclosure rates of child sexual abuse (CSA) to both social supports and law enforcement are concerningly low, although more research is needed to understand factors that impact disclosure. Thus, the present study examined rates of informal (i.e., to a social support) and formal (i.e., to law enforcement) disclosure of CSA, as well as victims' self‐reported experiences with telling others about their own abuse and their perceptions of the overall…
Of madams, mentors and mistresses
Separate routes, similar crimes? Conceptualising differences between domestic and international sex traffickers in the United States
Evaluating selection for sexually violent predator (SVP) commitment
Handbook of Youth Suicide Prevention
Shaffer, where she specialized in the study of youth suicide ideation
The nature of in-flight sexual assaults
Since the #MeToo movement, sexual abuse on airlines has been receiving increased attention, however there is a dearth of empirical research investigating this phenomenon. This study is one of the first to examine characteristics of victims and perpetrators of in-flight sexual assaults, as well as data on situational risk factors, victim reporting, and airline responses. A review of major media outlets in the past decade identified 73 unique cases…
Handbook of Youth Suicide Prevention
Sexual Grooming
The Psychological, Academic, and Economic Impact of Covid-19 on College Students in the Epicenter of the Pandemic
Initial research has indicated that college students have experienced numerous stressors as a result of the pandemic. The current investigation enrolled the largest and most diverse sample of college students to date ( N = 4714) from universities in New York (NY) and New Jersey (NJ), the epicenter of the North American pandemic in Spring 2020. We described the impact on the psychological, academic, and financial health of college students who wer…
Psychology (30 works) · Medicine (22 works) · Poison control (20 works) · Suicide prevention (17 works) · Clinical Psychology (14 works) · Injury prevention (14 works) · Medical emergency (14 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Clinical Psychology (11 works) · Criminology (10 works)