Identification of five fundamental implicit theories underlying cognitive distortions in child abusers: A preliminary study

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 97-105

  Marziano, Vincent ^a   Ward, Tony ^b   Beech, Anthony R ^c   Pattison, Philippa ^d  

^a VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child abusers; Child molesters; Cognitive distortions; Implicit theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745753384     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160500056887     Document Type: Article

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