Child Sexual Offenders' Attitudes Toward Punishment, Sexual Contact, and Blame
Titel:
Child Sexual Offenders' Attitudes Toward Punishment, Sexual Contact, and Blame
Auteur:
Veach, Theresa A.
Verschenen in:
Journal of child sexual abuse
Paginering:
Jaargang 7 (1999) nr. 4 pagina's 43-58
Jaar:
1999-04-27
Inhoud:
A 31 item questionnaire assessing attitudes toward child sexual abuse was administered to sex offenders (N = 34), therapists working with sex offenders (N = 40), and a comparison group (students at a university, N = 57). Factor analysis was used to identify the substructures of the scale. A three factor solution emerged concerning: (1) severity of punishment for sexual violations, (2) sexual contact with children, and (3) placing blame on the victim. Sexual offenders differed from both groups on all three factors. Sexual offenders reported less agreement with severe punishment for sexual offenses, higher ratings of agreement with physical contact with children, and higher agreement with items that endorsed “blaming the victim.”
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