Recalled parental bonding, adult attachment style, and personality disorders in child molesters: A comparative study

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 445-458

  Bogaerts, S ^a   Vanheule, S ^a   Declercq, F ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attachment; Child molesters; Empirical study; Paedophilia; Parental bonding; Personality disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; SCHIZOIDISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 24144468188     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940500094524     Document Type: Article

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