Beliefs, values, and action: The judgment model of cognitive distortions in sexual offenders

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 323-340

  Ward, Tony ^a   Gannon, Theresa A ^b   Keown, Kirsten ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belief; Judgment model of cognitive distortions (JMCD); Thematic network

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CHILD ABUSE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DENIAL; HUMAN; MODEL; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THEORY;

EID: 33744946582     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2005.10.003     Document Type: Review

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