To be or not to be empathic: The role of empathy in child sexual offending

Sousa, Marta; Cunha, Olga; Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa; De Castro Rodrigues, Andreia

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To be or not to be empathic: The role of empathy in child sexual offending

2023Journal article

dc.contributor.author	Sousa, Marta
dc.contributor.author	Cunha, Olga
dc.contributor.author	Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa
dc.contributor.author	De Castro Rodrigues, Andreia
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-20T16:11:41Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-20T16:11:41Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.description.abstract	Although treatment providers very often use empathy training in treatment for those who sexually offend, it is essential to further investigate the predictive capacity of this construct for committing a child sexual offending. This study aimed to examine the relationship between empathy and different types of offending behavior (i.e., child sexual offending and nonsexual offending). The sample was composed of 113 male individuals who sexually offended minors (ISOMs) and 146 individuals convicted of nonsexual crimes. Four separate binary logistic regression analyses were conducted controlling for sociodemographic variables. Only cognitive empathy emerged as a predictor for committing a sexual crime against a minor, with ISOMs being more likely to score less in cognitive empathy than the nonsexual group. Therefore, extrafamilial ISOMs are more likely to score higher in cognitive empathy than intrafamilial. This study highlighted the importance of addressing cognitive empathy in psychological intervention for ISOMs.	pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorship	Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCT	pt_PT
dc.description.version	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion	pt_PT
dc.identifier.citation	Sousa, M., Gonçalves, R. A., Cunha, O., & de Castro-Rodrigues, A. (2023). To be or not to be empathic: The role of empathy in child sexual offending. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-023-09567-5	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s10610-023-09567-5	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	09281371
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9589
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Springer Netherlands	pt_PT
dc.relation	PSI/01662	pt_PT
dc.relation	2020.06634.BD	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Affective empathy	pt_PT
dc.subject	Intrafamilial child sexual offending	pt_PT
dc.subject	Extrafamilial child sexual offending	pt_PT
dc.subject	Cognitive empathy	pt_PT
dc.title	To be or not to be empathic: The role of empathy in child sexual offending	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlace	Netherlands	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research	pt_PT
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person.givenName	MARTA FILIPA
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