A review of the cognitive distortions in child sex offenders: An examination of the motivations and mechanisms that underlie the justification for abuse

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-236

  Burn, May F ^a   Brown, Sarah ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Cognitive distortions; Cognitive theories; Implicit theories; Sexual offenders

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTIMACY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION; THOUGHT DISORDER; VICTIM;

EID: 33646032054     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2005.08.002     Document Type: Review

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