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Cognitive distortions in sexual aggressors against children: An examination of the Abel and Becker Cognition Scale (ABCS) |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Departamento de Educação, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal;1. Department of Psychology, University of Roehampton, UK;2. Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, United States of America;3. Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, United States of America;4. École de Criminologie, Université de Montréal, Canada;5. Department of Psychology, Brandeis University, United States of America |
| Abstract: | IntroductionCognitive distortions are generally considered a key factor in the evaluation and treatment of sexual aggressors against children.AimThe aim of this study was to examine the discriminant properties of the Abel and Becker Cognition Scale.Method and resultsThe results of analyses of covariance, in a sample of 265 aggressors against children, do not support ABCS's discriminating properties.ConclusionLimits and implications for future researches are discussed. |
| Keywords: | Cognitive distortions Sexual aggression Sexual aggressors against children Assessment Discriminant validity Distorsions cognitives Agression sexuelle Auteurs d’agression sexuelle sur enfant Évaluation Validité discriminante |
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