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Table 4 Multinomial logistic regression analysis of type of crime (reference category: sex crime against children)

From: DSM-5 personality trait facets amongst child molesters: an exploratory comparison with other types of offenders

Type of crime

B

Wald test

df

p-value

Property crime

 Intercept

5.98

8.12

1

0.004

 Gender

    

  Male

− 3.79

20.38

1

0.000

  Female

0a

 

0

 

 Age (years)

− 0.72

5.44

1

0.020

 PID5—restricted affectivity

− 0.60

0.84

1

0.357

 PID5—irresponsibility

− 1.17

1.90

1

0.168

 Psychiatric comorbidity (Yes)

2.32

9.95

1

0.002

 Psychopathy traits (PCL-R > 25)

− 0.78

0.349

1

0.555

Crime against the person

 Intercept

1.50

0.80

1

0.370

 Gender

    

  Male

− 1.79

4.55

1

0.033

  Female

0a

 

0

 

 Age (years)

− 0.03

3.08

1

0.079

 PID5—restricted affectivity

0.68

2.22

1

0.136

 PID5—irresponsibility

− 1.37

5.72

1

0.017

 Psychiatric comorbidity (yes)

3.32

34.28

1

0.000

 Psychopathy traits (PCL-R > 25)

0.27

0.09

1

0.761

  1. PCL-R Psychopathy Checklist Revised, PID5 Personality Inventory for DSM5
  2. aThis parameter is set at 0 because redundant in the model