To be or not to be empathic: The role of empathy in child sexual offending
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Resumo: | Although treatment providers very often use empathy training in treatment for those who sexually offend, it is essential to further investigate the predictive capacity of this construct for committing a child sexual offending. This study aimed to examine the relationship between empathy and different types of offending behavior (i.e., child sexual offending and nonsexual offending). The sample was composed of 113 male individuals who sexually offended minors (ISOMs) and 146 individuals convicted of nonsexual crimes. Four separate binary logistic regression analyses were conducted controlling for sociodemographic variables. Only cognitive empathy emerged as a predictor for committing a sexual crime against a minor, with ISOMs being more likely to score less in cognitive empathy than the nonsexual group. Therefore, extrafamilial ISOMs are more likely to score higher in cognitive empathy than intrafamilial. This study highlighted the importance of addressing cognitive empathy in psychological intervention for ISOMs. |
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To be or not to be empathic: The role of empathy in child sexual offendingAffective empathyIntrafamilial child sexual offendingExtrafamilial child sexual offendingCognitive empathyAlthough treatment providers very often use empathy training in treatment for those who sexually offend, it is essential to further investigate the predictive capacity of this construct for committing a child sexual offending. This study aimed to examine the relationship between empathy and different types of offending behavior (i.e., child sexual offending and nonsexual offending). The sample was composed of 113 male individuals who sexually offended minors (ISOMs) and 146 individuals convicted of nonsexual crimes. Four separate binary logistic regression analyses were conducted controlling for sociodemographic variables. Only cognitive empathy emerged as a predictor for committing a sexual crime against a minor, with ISOMs being more likely to score less in cognitive empathy than the nonsexual group. Therefore, extrafamilial ISOMs are more likely to score higher in cognitive empathy than intrafamilial. This study highlighted the importance of addressing cognitive empathy in psychological intervention for ISOMs.Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCTSpringer NetherlandsRepositório do ISPASousa, MartaCunha, OlgaGonçalves, Rui AbrunhosaDe Castro Rodrigues, Andreia2024-02-20T16:11:41Z20232023-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9589engSousa, M., Gonçalves, R. A., Cunha, O., & de Castro-Rodrigues, A. (2023). To be or not to be empathic: The role of empathy in child sexual offending. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-023-09567-50928137110.1007/s10610-023-09567-5info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-02-25T02:15:55Zoai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/9589Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:11:29.560873Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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To be or not to be empathic: The role of empathy in child sexual offending |
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To be or not to be empathic: The role of empathy in child sexual offending |
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To be or not to be empathic: The role of empathy in child sexual offending Sousa, Marta Affective empathy Intrafamilial child sexual offending Extrafamilial child sexual offending Cognitive empathy |
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To be or not to be empathic: The role of empathy in child sexual offending |
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To be or not to be empathic: The role of empathy in child sexual offending |
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To be or not to be empathic: The role of empathy in child sexual offending |
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To be or not to be empathic: The role of empathy in child sexual offending |
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To be or not to be empathic: The role of empathy in child sexual offending |
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Sousa, Marta |
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Sousa, Marta Cunha, Olga Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa De Castro Rodrigues, Andreia |
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Cunha, Olga Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa De Castro Rodrigues, Andreia |
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Repositório do ISPA |
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Sousa, Marta Cunha, Olga Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa De Castro Rodrigues, Andreia |
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Affective empathy Intrafamilial child sexual offending Extrafamilial child sexual offending Cognitive empathy |
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Affective empathy Intrafamilial child sexual offending Extrafamilial child sexual offending Cognitive empathy |
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Although treatment providers very often use empathy training in treatment for those who sexually offend, it is essential to further investigate the predictive capacity of this construct for committing a child sexual offending. This study aimed to examine the relationship between empathy and different types of offending behavior (i.e., child sexual offending and nonsexual offending). The sample was composed of 113 male individuals who sexually offended minors (ISOMs) and 146 individuals convicted of nonsexual crimes. Four separate binary logistic regression analyses were conducted controlling for sociodemographic variables. Only cognitive empathy emerged as a predictor for committing a sexual crime against a minor, with ISOMs being more likely to score less in cognitive empathy than the nonsexual group. Therefore, extrafamilial ISOMs are more likely to score higher in cognitive empathy than intrafamilial. This study highlighted the importance of addressing cognitive empathy in psychological intervention for ISOMs. |
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Sousa, M., Gonçalves, R. A., Cunha, O., & de Castro-Rodrigues, A. (2023). To be or not to be empathic: The role of empathy in child sexual offending. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-023-09567-5 09281371 10.1007/s10610-023-09567-5 |
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