title: Falling apart: a process integral to the remodeling of male incest offenders.
abstract: This article describes the falling apart component of a theoretical framework for incest offenders, the remodeling process. Methodology included 20 audiotaped interviews, 65 direct observations during group therapy, and record analysis of a theoretical sampling of adult male incest offenders currently in, graduates of, and dropouts from a community sexual abuse treatment program. Constant comparative analysis was used to collect and analyze data concurrently. Falling apart, a dynamic multifaceted process, occurs first when offenders are discovered, can be life-threatening, and few resources are presently available. Dimensions, properties, strategies, and contexts are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Bemidji State University, MN.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Scheela
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Stern
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010378:Pedophilia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology*