TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Empathy and cognitive distortions in sex offenders participating in community based treatment
JO  - International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
A1  - Cartwright, Angie D.
A1  - Craig, Jessica
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study examined the relationship between empathy as measured by the Empathy Index (EI) and the Cognitive Distortion Scale (CDS) among a sample (N = 151) of individuals who committed sexual offenses who were receiving community-based sex offender treatment in a large southern state. The extent to which the relationships by age was also considered. The findings indicated a weak but significant positive correlation between total empathy and each of the cognitive distortion scales, and a similar positive correlation between the instrumental aggression empathy subscale and the three cognitive distortion scales. Furthermore, these findings suggested that those with lower empathy were more likely to have cognitive distortions than those with higher empathy. Recommendations for future research and implications for treatment are provided.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-624X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X221133000
ID  - ref1
ER  -