Table 2. Theme: Personal Perspectives.

IST stem and offender response	Defining characteristics	Subtheme
I was proud of myself when I started my own business.	Ability to make their own way	Competence
	Sources of pride and worry
	Ability to stand up for themselves
	Educational achievements
If I could I would change what I did that day.	Presence or absence of emotional turmoil and stress	Happiness and inner peace
	Expressions of sadness, fear, regret, sorrow, worry, or distress
	Expressions of joy, pleasure, or calm
	Responses to loss, abuse, or poor choices
My sex charge has almost destroyed so many people's lives.	Attitudes offenders express about their offenses	Offense
For fun I sometimes laugh and dance	Ways offenders enjoy themselves or have fun	Recreation
I am the kind of person who is sympathetic to others	Observations offenders make about themselves	Self-perception
	Personal preferences
Pornography: I don't like it because it is of the devil	Offenders' attitudes toward sexual relations in and out of intimate relationships.	Sex and sexuality
	Attitudes toward masturbation and pornography
I secretly wish I had done a lot of things in my life differently	Ways the offender would make her own or others' circumstances if she could	Wishes