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What were they thinking? An exploration of child sexual offenders’ beliefs using a lexical decision task

Kirsten Keown Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
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Theresa A. Gannon Psychology Department, Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tony Ward Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Pages 317-337 | Received 11 Nov 2006, Published online: 19 Aug 2008

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Caitlin S. Ducate. (2022) Measuring Implicit Theories of Intimate Partner Violence Using a Lexical Decision Task: An Exploratory Study. Victims & Offenders 17:2, pages 238-257.
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Gaye Ildeniz & Caoilte Ó Ciardha. (2021) A dangerous world implicit theory: examining overlap with other criminogenic constructs. Journal of Sexual Aggression 27:1, pages 1-17.
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Sarah Paquette, Franca Cortoni, Jean Proulx & Nicholas Longpre. (2014) An examination of implicit theories among francophone child molesters. Journal of Sexual Aggression 20:2, pages 182-196.
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Karyn Mannix, David L. Dawson & Kerry Beckley. (2013) The implicit theories of male child sexual offenders residing in a high secure psychiatric hospital. Journal of Sexual Aggression 19:3, pages 264-274.
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Caoilte Ó Ciardha & TheresaA. Gannon. (2011) The cognitive distortions of child molesters are in need of treatment. Journal of Sexual Aggression 17:2, pages 130-141.
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RobertJ. Snowden, RebeccaL. Craig & NicolaS. Gray. (2011) Indirect Behavioral Measures of Cognition among Sexual Offenders. The Journal of Sex Research 48:2-3, pages 192-217.
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Kirsten Keown, TheresaA. Gannon & Tony Ward. (2010) What's in a measure? A multi-method study of child sexual offenders' beliefs. Psychology, Crime & Law 16:1-2, pages 125-143.
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TheresaA. Gannon. (2009) Current cognitive distortion theory and research: An internalist approach to cognition. Journal of Sexual Aggression 15:3, pages 225-246.
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Filip Szumski, Ross M. Bartels, Anthony R. Beech & Dawn Fisher. (2018) Distorted cognition related to male sexual offending: The multi-mechanism theory of cognitive distortions (MMT-CD). Aggression and Violent Behavior 39, pages 139-151.
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Caoilte Ó Ciardha, Theresa A. Gannon & Tony Ward. 2016. The Wiley Handbook on the Theories, Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offending. The Wiley Handbook on the Theories, Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offending 207 222 .
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Matthew Raymond & Susan Hayes. (2014) Importance of locus of control in offenders with intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour 5:4, pages 189-198.
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I. S. Hempel, N. M. L. Buck, K. R. Goethals & H. J. C. van Marle. (2012) Unraveling Sexual Associations in Contact and Noncontact Child Sex Offenders Using the Single Category – Implicit Association Test. Sexual Abuse 25:5, pages 444-460.
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Caoilte Ó Ciardha & Tony Ward. (2012) Theories of Cognitive Distortions in Sexual Offending. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse 14:1, pages 5-21.
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Anthony R. Beech, Ross M. Bartels & Louise Dixon. (2012) Assessment and Treatment of Distorted Schemas in Sexual Offenders. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse 14:1, pages 54-66.
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Theresa A. Gannon & Emma K. A. Alleyne. (2012) Female Sexual Abusers’ Cognition. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse 14:1, pages 67-79.
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Sandy Jung & Elizabeth Carlson. (2011) Abuse Histories and Attributions of Sexual Offenders. Journal of Criminal Psychology 1:1, pages 36-42.
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Emily Blake & Theresa A. Gannon. (2009) The Implicit Theories of Rape-Prone Men: An Information-Processing Investigation. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 54:6, pages 895-914.
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Tony Ward & Allanah Casey. (2010) Extending the mind into the world: A new theory of cognitive distortions in sex offenders. Aggression and Violent Behavior 15:1, pages 49-58.
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Theresa A. GannonMariamne R. Rose. (2009) Offense-Related Interpretative Bias in Female Child Molesters. Sexual Abuse 21:2, pages 194-207.
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