000			02325nam a2200277Ia 4500
001			112197
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008			110331s1997 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aWare, Jayson Barry _92288
245			_aThe emotional apperception test : _ba victim specific empathic competency measure for child sex offenders _cWare, Jayson Barry
260			_c1997
300			_ax, 192 p.
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aThesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at the University of Canterbury. Available for loan from the University of Canterbury library.
520			_aThis study is an attempt to create a new measure of empathy in the child sex offender, which measures empathic competency towards their own victim(s), other victims, and generalised contexts. The measure also sought to discover if offender empathy deficits emanate in one, or all, of the four necessary stages of empathy. Twenty incarcerated child sex offenders and 20 community non-offenders were administered the Emotional Apperception Test (EAT). The EAT provided reliable and discriminating results. The sex offenders presented significant victim specific empathy deficits, but were also generally less empathic than the non-offenders. Their deficits emanated at the perspective taking stage of empathy, particularly towards their own victims. They presented more general deficits at the following emotional replication stage. These deficits were consistent during and immediately after the sexual encounter with their most recent victim. These results were mostly consistent with recent research, and emphasised the need for further development of competency-based measures that are not subject to the fundamental bias associated with self report scales. The limitations and research implications are discussed with particular emphasis on the EAT and the factors that manifest these victim specific empathy deficits.--AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILDREN AT RISK _9131
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINCEST _9305
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINTERVENTION _9326
650	2	7	_2FVC _aOFFENDERS _9413
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTHESES _9606
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTREATMENT _9613
650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION _2FVC
650	2	4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS
999			_c3386 _d3386