It's all about me: A brief report of incarcerated adolescent sex offenders' generic and sex-specific cognitive distortions

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-271

  McCrady, Fara ^a   Kaufman, Keith ^b   Vasey, Michael W ^a   Barriga, Alvaro Q ^c   Devlin, Renee S ^a   Gibbs, John C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SETON HILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cognitive distortions; Empathy; Sex offenders; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 49749129610     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063208320249     Document Type: Article

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