Assessing sexual arousal with adolescent males who have offended sexually: Self-report and unobtrusively measured viewing time

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 383-400

  Worling, James R ^a,b  

^a Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Self report; Sexual arousal; Sexual interests; Sexual offending; Viewing time

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845481257     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11194-006-9024-1     Document Type: Article

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