Sonja Etzler
Biographic Data
| ID | 5223321 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sonja Etzler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sonja |
| FAMILY NAME | Etzler |
| SIGNATURE | ETZLER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Goethe University Frankfurt |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3993-3591 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Role of Insecure Attachment Styles in the Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Psychopathy in Adulthood
Both early childhood trauma and insecure attachment styles are linked to psychopathic personality traits. The main aim of the present study was to investigate whether insecure attachment styles may serve as mediating variables between childhood trauma and psychopathy in adulthood. Therefore, a potential mediating role of attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance within a sample of 355 male inmates was examined by investigating childhood trauma,…
Understanding Cybergrooming
This systematic review aimed to synthesize findings on the characteristics of individuals with cybergrooming offense histories (ICOs), their grooming strategies, and emergent typologies. The Cochrane approach guided the review. Publications were included if they investigated adult ICOs older than 18 years of age, their characteristics, the strategies they utilized, existing typologies, and if they were empirical studies. Overall, 2,603 publicatio…
The Relevance of Self-Report Measures in the Prediction of Recidivism Risk in Individuals Convicted of Sexual Offenses
In personality psychology, questionnaires are an established tool for assessing psychological traits. In forensic risk assessment, however, their use is often met with skepticism. The aim of this review is to critically evaluate the role of self-report information for assessing the risk of sexual recidivism. Focusing on individuals convicted of sexual offending, about 500 publications were identified through a systematic, string-based search acro…
Do They Already Feel Like Frauds? Exploring the Impostor Phenomenon in Children and Adolescents
Objectives: The Impostor Phenomenon (IP), defined as persistent self-doubt despite objective success, has been extensively researched in adults. In contrast, empirical research on children and adolescents remains limited. Methods: The present study examines the prevalence, correlates, and potential risk as well as protective factors of the IP in a sample of 286 participants (56.6% female, 42.7% male, and 0.7% diverse) aged 8-18 years ( M = 11.75,…
Is Psychopathy a Dynamic Risk Factor? An Empirical Investigation of Changes in Psychopathic Personality Traits Over the Course of Correctional Treatment
This study examined whether there would be significant group-level and reliable individual changes in psychopathy measured via the Psychopathy Checklist–Revised (PCL–R) and the Interpersonal Measure of Psychopathy (IM–P) scores in a sample of 187 adult individuals with violent and sexual offense histories incarcerated and treated in a German social therapy facility (STF). Measurements were taken at entry into the STF and at (most) an 18-month fol…
A Moderated Mediation Analysis to Further Examine the Role of Verbal Intelligence in the Association Between Psychopathic Personality and Crime
The current study examined the association between psychopathy, criminal behavior, and the role of verbal intelligence. One promising approach is to examine alternative links between psychopathic traits and criminality like moderation and mediation effects by considering the potential relevance of verbal intelligence as a possible moderating variable. We hypothesized that psychopathic traits linearly predict antisocial behavior (ASB) but that a c…
Radikalisierung in Sozialtherapeutischen Einrichtungen
Obwohl das Thema Radikalisierung im deutschen Justizvollzug in den letzten Jahren an Relevanz gewonnen hat, gibt es immer noch vergleichsweise wenig empirisches Wissen über die Anzahl an und Versorgung von Extremist*innen in Einrichtungen des Justizvollzugs. Die vorliegende Studie erfasste den aktuellen Stand hinsichtlich Radikalisierungstendenzen in allen N = 71 sozialtherapeutischen Einrichtungen (SothEn) in Deutschland. Dabei wurde davon ausge…
Aufnahme, Verbleib und Beendigung einer sozialtherapeutischen Behandlung
Sozialtherapeutische Einrichtungen des Justizvollzugs (SothEn) dienen der Behandlung von (Sexual‐ und Gewalt-)Straftätern, um deren Rückfallrisiko nachhaltig zu reduzieren. Die vorliegende Studie erfasste unterschiedliche Merkmale zur Aufnahme, Verbleib und Beendigung einer sozialtherapeutischen Behandlung in allen N = 71 SothEn in Deutschland. Dabei wurde vor allem auf die Entscheidungsfindung in der Praxis wert gelegt. Aufnahmen erfolgten im gl…
MyTabu—A Placebo Controlled Randomized Trial of a Guided Web-Based Intervention for Individuals Who Sexually Abused Children and Individuals Who Consumed Child Sexual Exploitation Material
Background: There is a high demand for evidence-based and cost-effective treatment concepts for convicted individuals who sexually abused children (ISAC) and individuals who consumed child sexual exploitation material (ICCSEM) under community supervision (CS). The @myTabu-consortium developed a guided web-based intervention for convicted ISAC and ICCSEM under CS consisting of six online modules targeting psychological meaningful risk factors. The…
A Validation Study of the German Version of the Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitation Scales-Short Form
A Validation Study of the German Version of the Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitation Scales-Short Form
MyTabu—A Placebo Controlled Randomized Trial of a Guided Web-Based Intervention for Individuals Who Sexually Abused Children and Individuals Who Consumed Child Sexual Exploitation Material
Background: There is a high demand for evidence-based and cost-effective treatment concepts for convicted individuals who sexually abused children (ISAC) and individuals who consumed child sexual exploitation material (ICCSEM) under community supervision (CS). The @myTabu-consortium developed a guided web-based intervention for convicted ISAC and ICCSEM under CS consisting of six online modules targeting psychological meaningful risk factors. The…
Aufnahme, Verbleib und Beendigung einer sozialtherapeutischen Behandlung
Sozialtherapeutische Einrichtungen des Justizvollzugs (SothEn) dienen der Behandlung von (Sexual‐ und Gewalt-)Straftätern, um deren Rückfallrisiko nachhaltig zu reduzieren. Die vorliegende Studie erfasste unterschiedliche Merkmale zur Aufnahme, Verbleib und Beendigung einer sozialtherapeutischen Behandlung in allen N = 71 SothEn in Deutschland. Dabei wurde vor allem auf die Entscheidungsfindung in der Praxis wert gelegt. Aufnahmen erfolgten im gl…
A Moderated Mediation Analysis to Further Examine the Role of Verbal Intelligence in the Association Between Psychopathic Personality and Crime
The current study examined the association between psychopathy, criminal behavior, and the role of verbal intelligence. One promising approach is to examine alternative links between psychopathic traits and criminality like moderation and mediation effects by considering the potential relevance of verbal intelligence as a possible moderating variable. We hypothesized that psychopathic traits linearly predict antisocial behavior (ASB) but that a c…
Radikalisierung in Sozialtherapeutischen Einrichtungen
Obwohl das Thema Radikalisierung im deutschen Justizvollzug in den letzten Jahren an Relevanz gewonnen hat, gibt es immer noch vergleichsweise wenig empirisches Wissen über die Anzahl an und Versorgung von Extremist*innen in Einrichtungen des Justizvollzugs. Die vorliegende Studie erfasste den aktuellen Stand hinsichtlich Radikalisierungstendenzen in allen N = 71 sozialtherapeutischen Einrichtungen (SothEn) in Deutschland. Dabei wurde davon ausge…
Is Psychopathy a Dynamic Risk Factor? An Empirical Investigation of Changes in Psychopathic Personality Traits Over the Course of Correctional Treatment
This study examined whether there would be significant group-level and reliable individual changes in psychopathy measured via the Psychopathy Checklist–Revised (PCL–R) and the Interpersonal Measure of Psychopathy (IM–P) scores in a sample of 187 adult individuals with violent and sexual offense histories incarcerated and treated in a German social therapy facility (STF). Measurements were taken at entry into the STF and at (most) an 18-month fol…
The Role of Insecure Attachment Styles in the Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Psychopathy in Adulthood
Both early childhood trauma and insecure attachment styles are linked to psychopathic personality traits. The main aim of the present study was to investigate whether insecure attachment styles may serve as mediating variables between childhood trauma and psychopathy in adulthood. Therefore, a potential mediating role of attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance within a sample of 355 male inmates was examined by investigating childhood trauma,…
Understanding Cybergrooming
This systematic review aimed to synthesize findings on the characteristics of individuals with cybergrooming offense histories (ICOs), their grooming strategies, and emergent typologies. The Cochrane approach guided the review. Publications were included if they investigated adult ICOs older than 18 years of age, their characteristics, the strategies they utilized, existing typologies, and if they were empirical studies. Overall, 2,603 publicatio…
The Relevance of Self-Report Measures in the Prediction of Recidivism Risk in Individuals Convicted of Sexual Offenses
In personality psychology, questionnaires are an established tool for assessing psychological traits. In forensic risk assessment, however, their use is often met with skepticism. The aim of this review is to critically evaluate the role of self-report information for assessing the risk of sexual recidivism. Focusing on individuals convicted of sexual offending, about 500 publications were identified through a systematic, string-based search acro…
Do They Already Feel Like Frauds? Exploring the Impostor Phenomenon in Children and Adolescents
Objectives: The Impostor Phenomenon (IP), defined as persistent self-doubt despite objective success, has been extensively researched in adults. In contrast, empirical research on children and adolescents remains limited. Methods: The present study examines the prevalence, correlates, and potential risk as well as protective factors of the IP in a sample of 286 participants (56.6% female, 42.7% male, and 0.7% diverse) aged 8-18 years ( M = 11.75,…
Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (7 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Personality (4 works) · Poison control (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Psychopathy (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works) · Criminal Law and Policy (2 works)