@article{ref1,
title="Interpersonal and affective traits of psychopathy in child sexual abusers: evidence from a pilot study sample of Italian offenders",
journal="Journal of child sexual abuse",
year="2014",
author="Schimmenti, Adriano and Passanisi, Alessia and Caretti, Vincenzo",
volume="23",
number="7",
pages="853-860",
abstract="It has been demonstrated that psychopathy is a crucial construct for the understanding of criminal and violent behavior; however, research on psychopathic traits among child sexual abusers is still scant. In this study, the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R; Hare, 2003) was used to assess psychopathy in a group of 87 Italian, male inmates who were convicted of violent crimes. Child sexual abusers (N = 23) scored higher on the PCL-R interpersonal-affective factor compared to participants who did not perpetrate child sexual abuse. Notably, child sexual abusers showed a very high average score on the PCL-R affective dimension; furthermore, they showed high scores on the two PCL-R items excluded from its two factors-four facets structure, i.e., the items denoting devaluation of intimate relationships. The results of this study may positively inform the development of treatment strategies for child sexual abusers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1053-8712",
doi="10.1080/10538712.2014.938210",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2014.938210"
}