The role of moral disengagement and cognitive distortions toward children among sex offenders

被引：22

作者：

D'Urso, Giulio ^{[1
]}

Petruccelli, Irene ^{[1
]}

Costantino, Valentina ^{[1
]}

Zappulla, Carla ^{[2
]}

Pace, Ugo ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Kore Univ Enna, Fac Human & Social Sci, Cittadella Univ, I-94100 Enna, EN, Italy

[2] Univ Palermo, Dept Psychol & Educ Sci, Palermo, Italy

来源：

PSYCHIATRY PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW | 2019年 / 26卷 / 03期

关键词：

cognitive distortions; moral disengagement; sex offenders; ADULT CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; MALTREATMENT; DELINQUENCY; MODERATOR; VIOLENCE;

D O I：

10.1080/13218719.2018.1506718

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律];

学科分类号：

0301 ;

摘要：

This study investigated the individual and social characteristics, moral disengagement strategies and cognitive distortions toward children among 120 sex offenders in Italian jails. A semistructured interview was administered to collect data about family, social and medical histories, utilizing the Moral Disengagement Scale and the Hanson Sex Attitude Questionnaire. Results showed that sex offenders with sexual abuse trauma in their past had higher scores of moral disengagement and cognitive distortion toward children than sex offenders without sexual abuse trauma. In particular, the highest levels of moral disengagement, cognitive distortions related to children as sexual objects and sexual entitlement were shown by sex offenders who had been physically and sexually abused in their past. Moreover, moral disengagement predicted cognitive distortions related to children being sexy and sexual entitlement. Studying self-regulatory mechanisms and cognitive distortions is important to expand the literature about sexual behaviors committed by offenders and implement the promotion of effective and targeted treatment strategies.

引用

页码：414 / 422

页数：9

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