Gannon, Theresa A., Rose, Mariamne R. (2009) Offense-Related Interpretative Bias in Female Child Molesters: A Preliminary Study. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 21 (2). pp. 194-207. ISSN 1573-286X. (doi:10.1177/1079063209332236) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided)
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Abstract
Although female child molesters are hypothesized to hold offense-supportive cognitions that facilitate their sexual offenses, there have been no implicit social-cognitive studies used to investigate this. Using an implicit memory recognition paradigm, it is shown that female child molesters—relative to female offender controls—are more likely to interpret ambiguous information about males in a threatening manner. These results suggest that female child molesters hold a series of beliefs about men's dangerousness and power. The authors discuss these results and explore the possibility that these beliefs about male dangerousness are related to a risk of abusing children.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1177/1079063209332236 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | female child molesters, implicit schemas, offense-supportive cognition, treatment |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Divisions: |
Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Psychology > Centre of Research & Education in Forensic Psychology Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
Depositing User: | Theresa Gannon |
Date Deposited: | 05 Sep 2013 12:58 UTC |
Last Modified: | 29 May 2019 11:01 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/35111 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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