“Fearless” Revisited
How This Peer-to-Peer Self-Help Group for Sex Offense Registrants and Their Families Continued to Operate during a Global Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21513515 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa L Sample (University of Nebraska at Omaha), Brooke N Cooley (0000-0002-1810-7979, Ball State University, corresponding author), Julie D Garman (University of Nebraska at Omaha), Julie Garman (0000-0002-6839-1162, University of Nebraska at Omaha) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 62-78 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-624X • E-ISSN: 1552-6933 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0306624x221132217 |
| PMID | 36326269 |
| OpenAlex | W4308061026 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 31 |
Among the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, peer-to-peer support groups sought virtual environments to bring individuals together. Building upon previous research of Fearless, a peer-to-peer support group for registered individuals, this study examines how changes in the format from in person to virtual impacted the group’s ability to provide social support to members. A snowball sampling technique was used to identify 25 members of Fearless who regularly attended the group’s virtual monthly meetings during the COVID social restrictions. Using thematic narrative analysis, researchers found that the virtual format offered both positive and negative changes for members of the group. Although participants note various challenges of virtual meetings, like concerns for privacy, online meetings still provided opportunities for members to continue identity work, which is critical for continued prosocial behavior
Peer group · Peer support · Prosocial behavior · Qualitative research · Snowball sampling · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
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| Highly cited | No |
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