Risk management or goods promotion: The relationship between approach and avoidance goals in treatment for sex offenders

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 378-393

  Ward, Tony ^a   Vess, James ^a   Collie, Rachael M ^a   Gannon, Theresa A ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avoidance goals; Risk management; Sex offenders

Indexed keywords

AUTOREGULATION; COGNITION; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MOTIVATION; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 33744941114     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2006.01.001     Document Type: Review

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