@article{ref1,
title="Gateway to offending behaviour: permission-giving thoughts of online users of child sexual exploitation material",
journal="Journal of sexual aggression",
year="2017",
author="Kettleborough, Danielle G. and Merdian, Hannah L.",
volume="23",
number="1",
pages="19-32",
abstract="The endorsement of permission-giving thoughts, or so-called cognitive distortions, has been discussed as a contributing factor in sexually abusive behaviour. The current study set out to explore the thinking patterns of offenders who have used/downloaded child sexual exploitation material (CSEM), based on a survey of professionals. A thematic analysis elicited four overarching themes, namely the Perceived Nature of Children (perception of children portrayed in CSEM, as well as children in general), Non-sexual Engagement with CSEM (motivating factors that are not inherently sexual in nature), Denial of Harm (perception of the level of harm caused by CSEM), and Expression of a General Sexual Preference (general interest in deviant sexual behaviour). These themes aid to explore the differences and similarities between contact and non-contact offenders and to improve the understanding of the role of permission-giving thoughts in this typology of offending. <br><br>RESULTS are discussed in terms of their theoretical significance and future implications.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1355-2600",
doi="10.1080/13552600.2016.1231852",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2016.1231852"
}