Implicit theories and personality patterns in child-victim sex offenders
Jones, Jennifer and Vess, James 2010, Implicit theories and personality patterns in child-victim sex offenders, Sexual abuse in Australia and New Zealand, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 58-65.
Australia and New Zealand Association for Treatment of Sexual Abuse (A N Z A T S A)
Place of publication
Haymarket, N.S.W.
Publication date
2010
ISSN
1833-8488
Summary
Research has suggested that child sex offenders hold thematically distinct cognitive distortions, which Ward and Keenan (1999) call Implicit Theories. The aim of this preliminary study was to investigate the relationship between offenders’ Implicit Theories and their personality related cognitions. The variables were measured using the Implicit Theory Questionnaire and Millon’s (1990) MCMI-III personality scales. Subjects were 28 male sex offenders against children serving a custodial sentence in New Zealand, who elected to participate in a treatment program. A majority of participants had personality scale scores that reached the clinical threshold. Results found that dependant, depressive and schizoidal personality patterns significantly correlated with Implicit Theories. Clinical and theoretical implications are discussed.
Language
eng
Field of Research
179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified
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