Investigation of motivation for behavior change among pedophilic sex offenders Tierney, David Wayne. 2001, Investigation of motivation for behavior change among pedophilic sex offenders, Ph.D. thesis, School of Psychology, Deakin University. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Investigation of motivation for behavior change among pedophilic sex offenders Author Tierney, David Wayne. Institution Deakin University School School of Psychology Faculty Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences Degree name Ph.D. Date submitted 2001 Keyword(s) Child molesters - Rehabilitation Pedophilia - Prevention Cognitive therapy Child molesters - Psychology Summary This investigation found that certain cognitive, emotive and behavioral factors were related to motivation for behavior change among men incarcerated for sexual offences against children. Overall, the results have important implications for understanding motivation for change among these offenders, their assessment and treatment, and so the prevention of re-offending. Language eng Description of original xxiii, 504 leaves ; 30 cm. Dewey Decimal Classification 616.85836 Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30028023 Document type: Thesis Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Higher degree theses (citation only)   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 01 Apr 2010, 16:09:21 EST Wed, 02 Feb 2011, 14:32:04 EST Wed, 02 Feb 2011, 14:33:16 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 416 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 01 Apr 2010, 16:09:21 EST

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