TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - A re-examination of female child molesters' implicit theories: evidence of female specificity?
JO  - Psychology, crime and law
A1  - Gannon, T.A.
A1  - Hoare, J.A.
A1  - Rose, M.R.
A1  - Parrett, N.
SP  - 209
EP  - 224
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - Recent research by Beech, Parrett, Ward, and Fisher has suggested that Ward and Keenan's male-derived implicit theories represent a good theoretical fit for explaining female child molesters' offence-supportive cognitions. This paper re-examines the applicability of Ward and Keenan's (1999) male-derived implicit theories for explaining the self-reported offence-supportive cognitions of 16 UK female child molesters. Using almost identical analytic methods to Beech et al., we show that it is indeed possible to code female child molesters' offence-supportive cognitions under each of the five male-derived implicit theories proposed by Ward and Keenan. However, our results show that the content of female child molesters' offence-supportive cognitions appears very different to that of male child molesters. Based on our findings, we discuss relevant treatment implications and offer a re-conceptualization of implicit theories for female child molesters using the sex-role stereotyping literature. We also propose that - unlike male child molesters - female child molesters are unlikely to hold generalized implicit theories that sexualize children.<p />
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SN  - 1068-316X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10683161003752303
ID  - ref1
ER  -