by Hui Ngar Kwan, Candy. / Thesis submitted in: October 1998. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 46-52). / ABSTRACT --- p.i / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Self-Esteem --- p.2 / Fear of Negative Evaluation --- p.7 / Intimacy and Loneliness --- p.9 / Purpose of Present Research --- p.14 / METHODS --- p.16 / Subjects --- p.16 / Measures --- p.17 / Procedures --- p.21 / RESULTS --- p.23 / Background Information of the Subjects --- p.23 / Self-Esteem as Men --- p.26 / Fear of Negative Evaluation from Women --- p.26 / Intimacy --- p.26 / Loneliness --- p.27 / Correlational Analyses --- p.27 / Qualitative Differences between Sex Offenders and Non-Sex Offenders in Relating to Women --- p.31 / DISCUSSION --- p.37 / Self-Concept of Child Molesters --- p.37 / Heterosexual Relationships of Child Molesters --- p.40 / Implication for Treatment --- p.43 / Limitation of Present Research and Future Directions --- p.44 / REFERENCES --- p.46

The problem that motivated the study was that the way in which juvenile sex offenders are configuring themselves, and the way that self-development is currently understood, potentially has negative implications for the way they may be treated in therapy. The Gestalt paradigm was the lens through which this phenomenon was explored. The research method was from a qualitative perspective and was an explorative and descriptive analysis of the factors that contribute to this self-configuration. Data was collected by way of unstructured and semi-structured interviews and systematically represented by the emergent themes. Results showed the factors that contribute to the self-configuration of the juvenile sex offender. Recommendations were made to the juveniles, their caretakers and the social workers. The researcher concluded that the Gestalt approach to self-configuration, with its emphasis on the field and relationships, provides a coherent lens through which to approach the phenomenon of juvenile sex offenders. / Social Work / M. Diac. (Play Therapy)

The problem that motivated the study was that the way in which juvenile sex offenders are configuring themselves, and the way that self-development is currently understood, potentially has negative implications for the way they may be treated in therapy. The Gestalt paradigm was the lens through which this phenomenon was explored. The research method was from a qualitative perspective and was an explorative and descriptive analysis of the factors that contribute to this self-configuration. Data was collected by way of unstructured and semi-structured interviews and systematically represented by the emergent themes. Results showed the factors that contribute to the self-configuration of the juvenile sex offender. Recommendations were made to the juveniles, their caretakers and the social workers. The researcher concluded that the Gestalt approach to self-configuration, with its emphasis on the field and relationships, provides a coherent lens through which to approach the phenomenon of juvenile sex offenders. / Social Work / M. Diac. (Play Therapy)