Article Figures & Data
Tables
- Table 1
Frequency of Themes in Last Statements from Death Row, Texas: April 1, 2002 to November 30, 2006, and December 1, 2006 to July 31, 2011
Themes 2002–2006* % (N = 100) 2006–2011 % (N = 79) Pearson χ2 p Spirituality 56 52 0.30 0.65 Regret for the offense 36 39 0.20 0.76 Need for forgiveness 32 25 0.96 0.41 Quotations from poetry or literature 12 8 0.95 0.45 Love 70 82 3.59 0.08 Apology to victim(s) family 37 37 0.00 1.00 Apology to own family 21 19 0.11 0.85 Anger 25 25 0.00 1.00 Denial of the offense 17 13 0.65 0.53 ↵* Based on Foley and Kelly.4
- Table 2
Psychological Factors Evident in Last Statements from Death Row, Texas: April 1, 2002 to November 30, 2006, and December 1, 2006 to July 31, 2011
Domains/Factors 2002–2006* % (N = 100) 2006–2011 % (N = 79) Pearson χ2 p Intrapsychic Unbearable psychological pain 53 37 4.72 0.03 Cognitive constriction 36 32 0.37 0.63 Indirect expressions 22 43 9.09 <0.01 Inability to adjust 35 16 7.73 0.01 Ego 28 24 0.36 0.61 Interpersonal Interpersonal relations 36 8 19.83 <0.01 Rejection-aggression 42 38 0.30 0.65 Identification-egression 62 40 9.00 <0.01 ↵* Based on Foley and Kelly.4
