Toward a Neuropsychology of Personality in Sex Offenders Against Children: An Exploratory Psychometric Study

被引：5

作者：

Antonio Becerra-Garcia, Juan ^{[1
]}

Garcia-Leon, Ana ^{[1
]}

Egan, Vincent ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Jaen, Dept Psychol, Jaen 23071, Spain

[2] Univ Leicester, Sch Psychol, Leicester, Leics, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE | 2013年 / 22卷 / 05期

关键词：

Sex offenders; personality; executive functioning; neuropsychology; pedophiles; Big Five; DISORDER SYMPTOMATOLOGY; PROCESSING SPEED; PERFORMANCE; TRAIL; PEDOPHILIA; HANDEDNESS; BRAIN; MOLESTERS; ADULT;

D O I：

10.1080/10538712.2013.800933

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

Little is known about the relationship between neuropsychological functioning and normal personality in sex offenders. The aim of this study was to examine the relations between personality traits and executive functioning in child molesters. The NEO-Five Factor Inventory was used to assess personality, and the Trail Making Test (parts A and B) was used to assess executive functioning in a sample of child molesters (n=33). We found the time required to complete Trail Making Test part A significantly predicted Extraversion scores, whereas the time to complete Trail Making Test part B significantly predicted Openness scores. Brief measures of executive functioning can thus predict the score in Extraversion and Openness in child molesters. These personality traits may be related to the functioning of brain areas implicated in having to complete the Trail Making Test.

引用

页码：612 / 623

页数：12

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