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Self-Esteem and Coping Strategies in Child Molesters

W. L. MARSHALL

Queen's University

EMILY CRIPPS

Queen's University

D. ANDERSON

Queen's University

FRANCA A. CORTONI

Queen's University

This study assessed the social self-esteem and the coping styles of child molesters, nonsex offenders, and nonoffenders. Child molesters were found to have lower self-esteem than the other participants, and they more typically made use of emotion-focused (i.e., ineffective) coping strategies. A combination of low self-esteem and poor coping was found to predict being a child molester, although the causal pathway was somewhat obscure and appeared to involve a complex feedback loop. The results are discussed in terms of their theoretical and treatment implications.

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 14, No. 9, 955-962 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/088626099014009003
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