Social problem-solving correlates of sexual deviancy and aggression among adult child molesters

Autor:	Michelle A. Peacock, Arthur M. Nezu, Jeffrey G. Stoll, Christine Maguth Nezu, Jonathan A. Dudek
Rok vydání:	2005
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Aggression Population Poison control Human factors and ergonomics Social problem-solving Developmental psychology Behavioral Neuroscience Pedophilia Injury prevention medicine Sex offense medicine.symptom education Psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Sexual Aggression. 11:27-36
ISSN:	1742-6545 1355-2600
DOI:	10.1080/13552600512331329540
Popis:	Cognitive-behavioral treatment programs for adult sex offenders often include training geared to improve a perpetrator's social problem-solving skills. However, little empirical evidence exists to date that documents the relationship between problem-solving and deviant sexual interest or behavior among child molesters. As such, this study investigated the association between problem-solving and two aspects of sexual offending—self-reported sexual deviancy and clinician-rated sexual aggression among a recruited sample of incarcerated child molesters. To minimize the potential for biased self-reports, criterion scores on a lie scale were employed to exclude individuals who might be prone to misrepresent their responses. Results indicated this sample to be characterized by significant deficits on all measures of social problem-solving as compared to the general population. In addition, a series of correlational analyses indicated that an avoidant problem-solving style was significantly associated with past s...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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