Citation

Bogaerts S, Vervaeke G, Goethals J. Sex. Abuse 2004; 16(1): 37-47.

Affiliation

IVA Tilburg, University of Tilburg, Postbus 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands. s.bogaerts@uvt.nl

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15017825

Abstract

This study examined parental sensitivity, relational attitude (i.e., trust, friendship, adult romantic attachment), and personality disorders in the aetiology of sexual offences among a group of 84 child molesters and a matched normal control group (n = 80). The child molesters were selected from either a community-based, educational training program (n = 51), or a Belgium prison (n = 33). Analyses using structural equation modeling found that both relational attitude and personality disorders differentiated between the child molesters and the comparison group. Implications for the aetiology and treatment of child molesting is discussed.

Language: en