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Attachment styles and psychological profiles of child sex offenders in Ireland

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Author(s)
Marsa, Fiona 
O'Reilly, Gary 
Carr, Alan 
et al. 
Uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5131
Date Issued
February 2004
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Abstract
When 29 child sex offenders, 30 violent offenders, 30 nonviolent offenders, and 30 community controls were compared, a secure adult attachment style was 4 times less common in the child sex offender group than in any of the other three groups. Ninety-three percent of sex offenders had an insecure adult attachment style. Compared with community controls, the child sex offender group reported significantly lower levels of maternal and paternal care and significantly higher levels of maternal and paternal overprotection during their childhood. Compared with all three comparison groups, the child sexual offenders reported significantly more emotional loneliness and a more external locus of control. With respect to anger management, the child sexual offenders’ profile more closely approximated those of nonviolent offenders and community controls than that of violent offenders.
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Sage
Journal
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Volume
19
Issue
2
Start Page
228
End Page
251
Copyright (Published Version)
2004 Sage Publications
Keywords
  • Child sexual abuse

  • Perpetrators

  • Attachment

  • Bonding

  • Loneliness

  • Anger

  • Locus of control

DOI
10.1177/0886260503260328
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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