Predictors of social intelligence, empathy, and self‐efficacy among sexual offenders

The authors aimed to assess the predictive nature of social intelligence, empathy, general self‐efficacy (GSE), time in counseling, and risk‐level in a sample of sexual offenders receiving counseling services ( n = 151). No mean differences in variables were observed on the basis of victim type, offense type, or risk level. Linear regression models indicated that study variables accounted for 22% of the variance in social intelligence and 13% of the variance in empathy. In both models, GSE emerged as the strongest predictor after accounting for other variables.