Relationships Between Early Maladaptive Schemas and Emotional States in Individuals With Sexual Convictions

This study seeks to add to the existing knowledge and available literature on schema therapy elements in forensic inpatient samples. Early maladaptive schemas and emotional states were assessed in Dutch individuals with sexual convictions and compared to individuals with nonsexual violent conviction...

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Published in:Sexual abuse 2024-03, Vol.36 (2), p.233-250
Main Authors: Vos, Marije Keulen-de, Giesbers, Geertje, Hülsken, Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child sexual abuse
Children
Offenses
Patients
Residential institutions
Self concept
Sex crimes
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Summary:This study seeks to add to the existing knowledge and available literature on schema therapy elements in forensic inpatient samples. Early maladaptive schemas and emotional states were assessed in Dutch individuals with sexual convictions and compared to individuals with nonsexual violent convictions. Self-ratings of the Young Schema Questionnaire and the Schema Mode Inventory of 95 patients with either convictions for child sexual abuse (N = 30), sexual violence against adults (N = 34), and nonsexual violent convictions (N = 31) were examined using one-way multivariate ANOVAs. Regardless of victim type, forensic patients convicted for sexual offending, and patients with convictions for nonsexual violent offending, seem to make equal use of specific maladaptive cognitive schemas and schema modes during mandated inpatient care. Other studies have shown that people with sexual offense histories are typically characterized by insecure attachment, overvigilance towards women, or a child-like self-concept. Our study indicates that forensic patient in Dutch mandated care may be qualitatively different from typical patients with sexual offense histories and that Dutch patients with violent or sexual offense histories are more similar than they are dissimilar.
ISSN:1079-0632
1573-286X
DOI:10.1177/10790632231153635