Jurnal Psikologi Universitas Gadjah Mada
Vol 48, No 3 (2021)

The Content Analysis of Rorschach in Attesting the Sex Offenders

Lathifah Hanum (Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia)
Alfath Hanifah Megawati (Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia)
Cantyo Atindriyo Dannisworo (Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia)
Bona Sardo Hasoloan Hutahaean (Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia)
E. Kristi Poerwandari (Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Dec 2021

Abstract

The Rorschach test is one of the psychological tests widely used in various assessment settings, including in studies related to sexual offenses. However, such research is scarce, although the level of sexual violence in Indonesia increases yearly. Sexual violence is often associated with the sexual drives that humans have in themselves. In this case, Rorschach can provide an overview of the individual's drives, ideas, and social relationships. The current study aims to find the personality profiles of sex offenders. Therefore, this study collected Rorschach data from 46 male sex offenders over 11 years in Depok City, Indonesia. Based on content analysis, this study found several prominent characteristics of sex offenders, such as exhibited difficulties in adaptation due to low intellectual capacity, poor emotional regulation, and empathy that other causes difficulty to build strong relationships with others. They also suppress sexual urges, but they were more likely to express it impulsively with low intellectual capacity and emotional regulation. These various personality characteristics possessed by sex offenders will undoubtedly impact the intervention process they go through to gain insight from their experience. The results are expected to be an input for developing interventions for sex offenders not to repeat their actions in the future.

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jpsi

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Education Public Health Social Sciences

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Jurnal Psikologi (jpsi) is an open-access journal, dedicated to the wide dissemination of novel and innovative empirical research in various aspects of psychology, with a particular interest – the development of psychology and behavioral sciences in the world. Jurnal Psikologi invites manuscripts ...