Citation

Mandracchia JT, Morgan RD, Garos S, Garland JT. Crim. Justice Behav. 2007; 34(8): 1029-1043.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0093854807301788

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study investigated patterns of maladaptive thinking in 435 offenders and sought to develop and preliminarily validate a measure of criminal thinking patterns. An exploratory factor analysis of 77 thinking errors derived from four theories of cognitive distortions that influence behavior yielded a three-factor model of dysfunctional thinking among offenders. Interpretations of these three factors were provided (i.e., Control, Cognitive Immaturity, and Egocentrism). Implications for treatment and future research with offenders, using the conceptualization of erroneous thinking posited by the three-factor model, are discussed.

Language: en