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| Theresa A GannonSummaryAffiliation: University of Kent Country: UK Publications
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Female sexual abusers' cognition: a systematic reviewTheresa A Gannon
Centre of Research and Education in Forensic Psychology, School of Psychology, Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NP, UK
Trauma Violence Abuse 14:67-79. 2013..We conclude that further research examining the offense-supportive cognition of female sexual abusers is needed in order to facilitate more effective empirically driven clinical practice...- The development of the interest in child molestation scaleTheresa A Gannon
School of Psychology, Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Sex Abuse 23:474-93. 2011..The authors discuss these results with reference to possible future uses of the measure for theory and research development... 
Cognitive distortions in child molesters: a re-examination of key theories and researchTheresa A Gannon
Victoria University of Wellington, P O Box 600, New Zealand
Clin Psychol Rev 26:1000-19. 2006....- Increasing honest responding on cognitive distortions in child molesters: the bogus pipeline revisitedTheresa A Gannon
Department of Psychology, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NP, UK
Sex Abuse 19:5-22. 2007..The findings are the first experimental evidence showing that CMs consciously depress their scores on transparent questionnaires... - Female arsonists: key features, psychopathologies, and treatment needsTheresa A Gannon
School of Psychology, Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury, K CT2 7NP
Psychiatry 73:173-89. 2010..Suggestions are made for translating current research into arson interventions with female arsonists. Core arenas for future treatment and research provision are also highlighted... - An examination of current psychometric assessments of child molesters' offense-supportive beliefs using Ward's implicit theoriesTheresa A Gannon
Psychology Department, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol 53:316-33. 2009..e., uncontrollability, entitlement, and dangerous world) and that many questionnaire items could not be classified as tapping any implicit theories. Suggestions are made for the future design and revision of questionnaire assessments ... - Rape: psychopathology, theory and treatmentTheresa A Gannon
Psychology Department, Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT1 7NP, UK
Clin Psychol Rev 28:982-1008. 2008..We conclude by highlighting areas for future research and practice innovation... - Offense-related interpretative bias in female child molesters: a preliminary studyTheresa A Gannon
Psychology Department, Keynes College, University of Kent, Kent, UK
Sex Abuse 21:194-207. 2009..The authors discuss these results and explore the possibility that these beliefs about male dangerousness are related to a risk of abusing children... - Increasing honest responding on cognitive distortions in child molesters: the bogus pipeline procedureTheresa A Gannon
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
J Interpers Violence 21:358-75. 2006..Furthermore, the bogus pipeline appeared to reduce cognitive distortion endorsements. The results stand in marked contrast to the common view that most CMs hold distorted beliefs... - Linking violent thinking: implicit theory-based research with violent offendersDevon L L Polaschek
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
J Interpers Violence 24:75-96. 2009..The authors make suggestions for enhancing the empirical status of this research domain, particularly through experimental investigations... - A descriptive model of the offense process for female sexual offendersTheresa A Gannon
University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Sex Abuse 20:352-74. 2008..The gender-specific research and clinical implications of the model are discussed... - Do child molesters deliberately fake good on cognitive distortion questionnaires? An information processing-based investigationTheresa A Gannon
School of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Sex Abuse 17:183-200. 2005..We speculate about the implications of these results for the cognitive distortion hypothesis, and for understanding how current treatment programs effect cognitive distortion change... - Explanations of firesetting in mentally disordered offenders: a review of the literatureNichola Tyler
School of Psychology, Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NP, UK
Psychiatry 75:150-66. 2012..Recommendations are made for future research to further develop knowledge of this behavior... - A preliminary investigation of a new pictorial method of measuring aggression-supportive cognition among young aggressive malesJade N Hutchings
University of Kent, United Kingdom
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol 54:236-49. 2010..The results of this study are discussed and evaluated with reference to future work with young violent adolescents... - The implicit theories of rape-prone men: an information-processing investigationEmily Blake
University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol 54:895-914. 2010.... - Human rights and the treatment of sex offendersTony Ward
School of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand
Sex Abuse 19:195-216. 2007..We conclude that a significant advantage of a human rights approach is that it is able to integrate the value and capability aspects of offender treatment... - The implicit theories of rapists: what convicted offenders tell usDevon L L Polaschek
University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Sex Abuse 16:299-314. 2004..Here, we examined whether evidence for these five theories was also found in offense process descriptions generated from interviews with 37 imprisoned rapists. Coding of the descriptions revealed support for all five theories...