Abusadores sexuais a menores intra e extra-familiares: caracterização dos esquemas nucleares

Abstract

This study aims to characterize sample of convicted child sexual offenders according to the domains of the Early Maladaptive Schemes (EMS). The sample was collected in northern and center prisons of the country, consisting of 39 male participants convicted of child sexual abuse and divided into two groups, intrafamilial versus extrafamilial sex offenders. Participants responded to the Young Schema Questionnaire and the data were analyzed using statistical methods of multivariate analysis of variance. The results show that extrafamilial sex offenders activate more EMS’s compared to intrafamilial sex offenders, particularly in the domains Distancing / Rejection, Autonomy and Performance Deteriorated and Influence Others. Results suggest that child sexual offenders, particularly the extrafamilial typology, may benefit from the Schemes Focused Therapy.

Date of Award	2016
Original language	Portuguese
Supervisor	JOANA PATRÍCIA PEREIRA CARVALHO (Supervisor)