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- Artificial neural network model for predicting child sexual offending: Role of cognitive distortions, sexual coping, and attitudesPublication . Baúto, R.V.; Cardoso, Jorge; Leal, I.This research aims to present additional knowledge about individuals with a history of sexual offenses against children in Portugal. Although the international literature mentions the presence of cognitive distortions as a common element for child sexual offending, it is known that another cognitive pathway developed since childhood and adolescence will have a significant weight in the definition of disruptive sexual behaviors. In this article, we focused on sexual attitudes and sex as a strategy for sexual coping and assayed to appreciate the relevance of these variables as predictors of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA). This research mainly aims to analyze a hierarchical and predictive model of these variables and cognitive distortion in the CSA. With resources to Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), we conclude that these variables, when associated, have a predictive accuracy of 82.3% in a sample that included individuals with a history of sexual offenses against children (N = 59) and the general community (N = 82). New future approaches can benefit from integrating coping strategies and sexual attitudes into CSA, adapted to the Portuguese context
- Pornography use by sex offenders at the time of the index offense: Characterization and predictorsPublication . Saramago, Mariana; Cardoso, Jorge; Leal, Isabel PereiraThe purpose of this study was to characterize and predict sex offenders' pornography consumption at the time of the index offense. Participants were 146 male sex offenders incarcerated in a Portuguese prison establishment. A semi-structured interview and the Wilson Sex Fantasy Questionnaire were administered. While for some individuals pornography did not appear to play a role in their offenses, there were others whose prolonged use led to more sex fantasies and urges to enact the visualized contents. As pornography does not have the same effects on all people, management officials should bear this in mind when tailoring specific treatment programs.
- Commentary: A position statement on sexual orientation conversion therapies by members of the board of directors of the Portuguese Society of Clinical Sexology (SPSC)Publication . Pascoal, Patricia Magda Monteiro; Moita, Maria Gabriela Martins Da Nóbrega; Marques, Tiago R.; Carvalheira, Ana Alexandra; Vilarinho, Sandra; Cardoso, Jorge; Carvalho, Rui F.; Almeida, M. Joana; Nobre, Pedro J.inexistente
- Child sexual offenders typologies: An exploratory profile model using multiple correspondence and cluster analysis of portuguese convicted offenders samplePublication . Baúto, R.V.; Cardoso, Jorge; Leal, Isabel Maria PereiraChild Sexual Abuse (CSA) is not a recent phenomenon. However, it increased visibility in Portugal in 2002, when a news piece raised suspicions about numerous public figures. Since then, there has been an upward trend in complaints and has stabilized in recent years. Nevertheless, even though the research emerging, it presents gaps in the characteristics and modus operandi of the child sex offenders in the Portuguese context. This article presents an exploratory study, where 66 case reports of inmates in Portugal (Lisbon District) were convicted for CSA crimes recorded in the last ten years. We used the Multiple Correspondence Analysis and Cluster Analysis as statistical procedures, focusing on the dynamics of the offense, context, number of victims, relationship, and characteristics of the offense. With this analysis, we identified four distinct profiles, which occurs with both techniques. In addition, we found differences regarding the use of aggressivity and/or treating during or after the offense, nature of abuse and introduced the crime admission as an active variable, with contributions to the model definition. According to these results and international literature, we defined our groups in four types: Regressed, Indiscriminate, Inadequate, and Violent. We discuss our results based on the international models and demonstrate affinities with them. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)