Cognitive distortions of sexual offenders against children: Implicit associations and explicit interpretations.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- zeden delicten, pedofiliesex offencessexual delinquency
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 180
Inclusion Criteria
- age between 18 and 70
- male
- sufficient comprehension of the Dutch language
- experimental group: child molesters, pedosexuals, child pornography offender
- control group: no offence history
Exclusion Criteria
- insufficient comprehension of the Dutch language
- underage
- controlgroup: offence history
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The nature of cognitive distortions among sexual offenders against children<br /><br>(outcome of implicit association test) and the relation between cognitive<br /><br>distortions (outcome of implicit association test) and interpretations of signs<br /><br>and intentions of children (outcome vignettes). </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Group difference with respect to cognitive distortions and interpretations of<br /><br>signs and intentions of children. </p><br>