Victim empathy, social self-esteem, and psychopathy in rapists

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-26

  Fernandez, Yolanda M ^a   Marshall, W L ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Empathy; Psychopathy; Rapists; Self esteem; Sex offenders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OFFENDER; PREDICTION; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIOLOGY; VICTIM; MENTAL DISEASE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; EMPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RAPE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0038010531     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020611606754     Document Type: Article

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