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PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 298-305Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/a0018707
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callous-unemotional traits; adolescents; sex offenders; violence; victim type
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In the present study, the authors investigated whether callous and unemotional (CU) traits designated a distinct and important group of adolescent sex offender. A sample of 150 detained adolescents (mean age = 15.89, SD = 1.53) with a current sexual offense disposition was assessed with a self-report measure of CU traits and through extensive assessments of the characteristics of their sexual offending behaviors using self-report interviews and file review. Results indicated that after controlling for the severity of their history of impulsive/antisocial behaviors, offenders high on CU traits had a greater number of sexual offense victims, used more violence with their victims, and engaged in more sexual offense planning than those low on these traits. The 2 groups did not differ greatly on the age of, gender of, or relationship with their victims.
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