Sexual offenders' perceptions of their intimate relationships

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-74

  Ward, Tony ^a   McCormack, Julie ^a   Hudson, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Child molesters; Intimacy; Rapists; Self esteem; Self perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001772044     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02674892     Document Type: Article

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