@article{ref1,
title="Intimacy, Loneliness, and Sexual Offenders",
journal="Behaviour research and therapy",
year="1989",
author="Marshall, William L.",
volume="27",
number="5",
pages="491-504",
abstract="As part of a general theory of sexual offending, it is suggested that the failure to achieve intimacy in relations with adults produces emotional loneliness, which leads to an aggressive disposition. and a tendency to pursue sex with diverse partners in the hope of finding intimacy through sexuality or through less threatening partners. The development of intimacy and its benefits are described, as are the consequences that befall those who fail to achieve it. The history of sexual offenders illustrates why they fail to develop the attitudes and skills necessary to attain intimacy, and why this failure leads to sexual abuse. Finally, suggestions are made for the modification of programs for the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders, in order to include problems of intimacy and loneliness. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy, 1989. Copyright © 1989 by Elsevier Science)AttachmentLonelinessSexual Assault OffenderSexual Assault CausesViolence CausesInterpersonal SkillsAdult OffenderAdult ViolenceLiterature ReviewSocial SkillsOffender CharacteristicsIntimacyViolence Against Women01-00<p />",
language="en",
issn="0005-7967",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}