Empathy, intimacy, loneliness and locus of control in child sex offenders: A comparison between familial and non-familial child sexual offenders

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 41-57

  Parton, Felicity ^a   Day, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child sex offender; Familial; Non familial; Relationships

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTIMACY; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036925487     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v11n02_03     Document Type: Article

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