Personality disorders and romantic adult attachment: a comparison of secure and insecure attached child molesters

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
S BogaertsMattias Desmet

Abstract

This study analyzed personality disorders in a group of 33 securely and 51 insecurely attached child molesters. A total of 51 child molesters were selected from a community based educational training program, and the other group was selected from a Belgian prison (n = 33). Research shows that adult attachment styles and personality disorders share a common underlying structure. It is remarkable that very little is known about differences between securely and insecurely attached child molesters. In this study, the authors found that the schizoid personality disorder differed between securely and insecurely attached child molesters. These findings have implications for the aetiology and treatment of child molesters. Future research is necessary to determine patterns of attachment in relationship to personality disorders.

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May 16, 2007·Clinical Pediatrics·John R Hughes
Apr 29, 2009·International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology·S BogaertsF W Winkel
Jul 25, 2017·Sexual Abuse : a Journal of Research and Treatment·Carlo Garofalo, Stefan Bogaerts

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