A comparison of schemas in sex offenders and non-offenders
Subject Areas : Educational
1 - تهران، خیابان شهید مفتح، شماره 43
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Keywords: stepwise discriminant analysis, early maladaptive schemas, non-offenders, sex offenders,
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to compare early maladaptive schemas in sex offenders and non-offenders.The present study is a descriptive-post hoc study. From male sex offenders over 18 years old in Rajayee Shahr and Qezelhesar prisons in 2009 (1388s.c.), 45 sex offenders as were selected. 45 non - offenders as control group were also matched with them in terms of their age, marriage status, education and job Early Maladaptive Schema questionnaire - short form SQ-SF (Young, Smith et al.,1995) was applied to collect the data. Stepwise discriminant analysis showed that the four schemas of abandonment, mistrust, dependence and vulnerability, respectly from the most to the least, could predict sex offenses. Abandonment, instability, mistrust, dependence Incompetence and vulnerability play a principle role in identifying the difference between sex offenders and no offenders (P<0.001). So, cognitive-behavioral therapies on sex offenders should emphasize on both automatic thoughts and early maladaptive schemas
