The child molester empathy measure: Description and examination of its reliability and validity

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-31

  Fernandez, Y M ^a   Marshall, W L ^a   Lightbody, S ^b   O'Sullivan, C ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child molesters; Empathy; Sexual offending; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VICTIM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032604428     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107906329901100103     Document Type: Article

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