STATE-TRAIT ANGER EXPRESSION INVENTORY SCORES OF MALE SEXUAL OFFENDERS

The Slate-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) was administered to 137 male sexual offenders. The sample was heterogeneous regarding the type of sexual offense. With the exception of slightly higher-state a nger at the time of resting, scores of this group were very similar to those of ''normal'' men. T-score conversions for the raw scores of ma le sexual offenders were tabulated. The STAXI can be used to identify offenders with higher levels of anger and aggression. This may provide a useful screening instrument in that prior research has shown that o ffenders with higher anger also show greater psychopathology.