Child molestation and psychopathy: A taxometric analysis

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dc.contributor.authorWalters, G. D., Knight, R. A., Looman, J., & Abracen, J.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-30T15:05:03Z
dc.date.available2016-09-30T15:05:03Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractPrior taxometric research on child molesters and general sex offenders has produced inconsistent and contradictory results. There are theoretical, practical, and policy reasons, however, to assume that a psychopathy taxon may exist in sex offenders and that a taxometric study might shed light on this issue. The mean above minus below a cut (MAMBAC), maximum covariance (MAXCOV), and latent-mode factor analysis (L-Mode) taxometric procedures were employed in three overlapping samples: 188 sex offenders with non-relative child victims, 555 sex offenders with non-relative child or adolescent victims or child incest victims, and a mixed sample of 1404 sex offenders. The taxometric analyses revealed evidence of continuous latent structure in all three samples. These results suggest that psychopathy in sex offenders, child molesters in particular, is organised quantitatively (continuous) rather than qualitatively (categorical). (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationWalters, G. D., Knight, R. A., Looman, J., & Abracen, J. (2016). Child molestation and psychopathy: A taxometric analysis. Journal of sexual aggression, 22, 1-15.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jeffrey_Abracen/publication/305370511_Child_molestation_and_psychopathy_a_taxometric_analysis/links/5791071908ae108aa040209f.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2960
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of sexual aggressionen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectsexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectperpetratorsen_US
dc.subjectpsychologyen_US
dc.subjectcharacteristicsen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleChild molestation and psychopathy: A taxometric analysisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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