Do child molesters deliberately fake good on cognitive distortion questionnaires? : (Record no. 2073)

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fixed length control field 110331s2005 eng
022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
International Standard Serial Number 1079-0632
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Original cataloging agency WSS
Modifying agency AFV
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Personal name Gannon, Theresa A.
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Title Do child molesters deliberately fake good on cognitive distortion questionnaires? :
Remainder of title an information processing-based investigation
Statement of responsibility, etc Gannon, Theresa A.; Polaschek, Devon L. L.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Plenum Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2005
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Summary, etc This journal article reports the findings of a study designed to test the cognitive distortion hypothesis; that child molesters hold offence-supportive beliefs or cognitive distortions that require restructuring for successful rehabilitation and that both untreated and treated child molester's cognitive distortions, as measured by current questionnaires show that these men typically disagree with cognitive distortions. Such findings, especially prior to treatment, are often interpreted to mean that child molesters are faking good. In this study the authors draw on personality-related research showing that when participants intentionally respond in a socially desirable way on questionnaires, they make faster item responses than when answering honestly. Untreated child molesters, treated child molesters, and two types of controls (nonsexual offenders and non-offenders) were administered a computerized cognitive distortion questionnaire and their responses and response times were recorded. Consistent with previous research, all groups tended to disagree with the cognitive distortions. However, response time data were surprising; only the treated child molesters displayed the fake-good pattern of responding significantly faster in rejecting cognitive distortions. The authors speculate about the implications of these results for the cognitive distortion hypothesis, and for understanding how current treatment programs effect cognitive distortion change.
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General note Sexual Abuse : A Journal of Research and Treatment 17(2) April 2005 : 183-200
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS
9 (RLIN) 473
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Source of heading or term FVC
Topical term or geographic name as entry element SEX OFFENDERS
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element TREATMENT
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651 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name NEW ZEALAND
9 (RLIN) 2588
650 27 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element SEXUAL VIOLENCE
9 (RLIN) 531
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Personal name Polaschek, Devon L. L.
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Title Sexual Abuse : A Journal of Research and Treatment 17(2) April 2005 : 183-200
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107906320501700208">http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107906320501700208</a>
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