Cognitive distortions about sex and sexual offending: A comparison of sex offending girls, delinquent girls, and girls from the community

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 43-69

  Kubik, Elizabeth K ^a   Hecker, Jeffrey E ^b  

^a Kennebec Valley Medical Center   (United States)

^b University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Child sexual abuse; Female sexual offending; Juvenile delinquency; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31944448494     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v14n04_03     Document Type: Article

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