Childhood attachment, childhood sexual abuse,and onset of masturbation among adult sexual offenders

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Smallbone, Stephen W ^a   McCabe, Billee Anne ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attachment; Masturbation; Sexual abuse; Sexual offenders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; INCEST; LITERATURE; MALE; MASTURBATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OFFENDER; PRISON; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; RAPE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; ADOLESCENT; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; HUMANS; MALE; MASTURBATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 0038348647     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020616722684     Document Type: Article

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