Cognitive distortions in sexual aggressors against children: An examination of the Abel and Becker Cognition Scale (ABCS)

Massil Benbouriche; Nicholas Longpre; Jean-Pierre Guay; Jean Proulx

doi:10.1016/j.erap.2014.10.004

Cognitive distortions in sexual aggressors against children: An examination of the Abel and Becker Cognition Scale (ABCS)

Massil Benbouriche, Nicholas Longpre, Jean-Pierre Guay, Jean Proulx

School of Law & Criminal Justice

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Cognitive distortions are generally considered to be a key factor in both evaluation and treatment of Child Molesters (CM). The aim of this study is to examine discriminating properties of the Abel and Becker Cognition Scale’s French version. Results, obtained through analyses of covariance, do not support ABCS’s discriminating properties. Limits and implications for future researches are discussed.

© 2014, Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper published in EUROPEAN REVIEW OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self- archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	53-60
Journal	European Review of Applied Psychology
Volume	65
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erap.2014.10.004
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015

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Cognitive distortions in sexual aggressors against children: An examination of the Abel and Becker Cognition Scale (ABCS)

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