Empathy, Intimacy, Loneliness, and Self-Esteem in Nonfamilial Child Molesters: A Brief Report.

Marshall, W. L.; Champagne, Frances; Brown, Christine; Miller, Sarah

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ERIC Number: EJ564928

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Empathy, Intimacy, Loneliness, and Self-Esteem in Nonfamilial Child Molesters: A Brief Report.

Marshall, W. L.; Champagne, Frances; Brown, Christine; Miller, Sarah

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, v6 n3 p87-98 1997

Compares 32 nonfamilial child molesters with 32 comparable nonoffenders on measures of empathy, intimacy, loneliness, and self-esteem. Results indicate that the child molesters were deficient in empathy, intimacy, and self-esteem. Among the offenders, the correlations between scores on most of the measures had higher values than among the nonoffenders. (RJM)

Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Empathy, Intimacy, Loneliness, Self Esteem, Sexual Abuse

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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