Implicit measurement of sexual associations in child sex abusers: Role of victim type and denial

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-180

  Brown, Anthony S ^a   Gray, Nicola S ^a   Snowden, Robert J ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive distortions; Denial; Hebephilia; Implicit Association Test; Pedophilia

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749098010     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063209332234     Document Type: Article

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