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NCJ Number: 186820 Find in a Library
Title: Cognitions Supportive of Child Molestation
Journal: Aggression and Violent Behavior  Volume:5  Issue:6  Dated:November-December 2000  Pages:551-564
Author(s): James Horley
Date Published: 2000
Annotation: The examination of child molesters' thoughts about themselves and other people, particularly their young victims, has been pursued irregularly over the past four decades; this critical review summarizes relevant theory and empirical research from a number of fields (e.g., clinical psychology, social psychology, and sociology of deviance).
Abstract: The literature manifests increasing agreement regarding some findings in the area of child molesters' cognitions. One robust finding concerns fantasy, especially deviant sexual fantasy. Child molesters apparently fantasize about their offenses prior to the actual behavior. This may be more true for obsessed or preferential molesters than regressed or situational offenders, but such a state-of-affairs has yet to be established. Reduction or elimination of deviant fantasy and replacement by more appropriate images should be a target of treatment programs for child molesters. Child molesters may view themselves as undesirable or less than adequate individuals. Negative self-image may provide the basis for the relatively consistent behavioral finding that many child molesters display or report shyness or difficulty in social interaction. The importance of assessing and altering thoughts about inadequacy or lack of social/sexual efficacy is indicated. Social cognitive research into child molesters' attributional processes has found that molesters tend to have difficulty accounting for their sexually deviant behavior. Many ascribe their offenses to alcohol abuse. More detailed studies that examine differences among molesters must be done. 85 references
Main Term(s): Juvenile victims
Index Term(s): Child molesters; Child Sexual Abuse; Mental disorders; Offender attitudes; Treatment techniques
Publisher: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/aggviobeh 
Page Count: 14
Format: Article
Type: Literature Review
Language: English
Country: United States of America
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