Factor structures of measures of cognitive distortions, emotional congruence and victim empathy based on data from Irish child sex offenders

Irish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 142-149

  Waldron, Brian ^a   O'Beilly, Gary ^b   Randall, Patrick ^c   Shevlin, Mark ^d   Dooley, Barbara ^b   Cotter, Anthony ^e   Murphy, Paul ^f   Carr, Alan ^b  

^a Saolta University Health Care Group   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Granada Institute   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^e Irish Probation Service   (Ireland)

^f Irish Prison Clinical Psychology Service   (Ireland)

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EID: 34250368465     PISSN: 03033910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2006.10446237     Document Type: Article

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