Distorted attitudes and perceptions, and their relationship with self-esteem and coping in child molesters

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 171-181

  Marshall, W L ^a,b   Marshall, L E ^a   Sachdev, Sarah ^a   Kruger, Raina Lianne ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Rockwood Psychological Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Child molesters; Coping style; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD ABUSE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; OFFENDER; PERCEPTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SEX; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 3542997434     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023547316429     Document Type: Article

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