In this study, 38 adult males who were diagnosed as pedophiles and were in treatment as a condition of probation, and 38 males who were on probation for a non-sex related offense were both administered four assessment instruments (The Survey Of Personal Beliefs, The Abel And Becker Cognitions Scale, The Attributional Style Questionnaire, The Self-Efficacy Scale). These assessment instruments measured the following variables: general illogical cognitions, illogical sex cognitions, negative attribution styles, positive attribution styles, and self-efficacy beliefs. / A discriminant analysis was conducted and it was found that the resulting discriminant function was significant. Only one variable was found to significantly differentiate between the two groups and this was general illogical cognitions. However, the pedophile group indicated greater rational beliefs than the comparison group, contrary to the hypothesis which stated that the pedophile group would have greater irrational thoughts. Several post-hoc analyses were conducted and it was discovered that the length of time in treatment did not have any effect on the pedophile group responses and that the pedophile group admitted more deviant illogical sex cognitions before their behavior was discovered by others, rather than current beliefs. A third post-hoc analysis was conducted to assess the comparability of the two groups and the groups were found to be comparable. Implications for treatment and further research were discussed in light of these results. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-02, Section: B, page: 1068. / Major Professor: Kurt Johnson. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1990.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_78429 |
| Contributors | Lloyd, Shayn W., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 180 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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