Adverse Childhood Experiences Related to Cognitive and Emotional States: A study on Sexual Offenders in Italy and Portugal

Q2 Social Sciences

Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala Pub Date : 2022-03-31 DOI:10.33788/rcis.76.7

I. Petruccelli, Giulio D’Urso, S. Cataldi, Alfredo De Risio, Simona Grilli, Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves, Marta Sousa, L. Lucania, M. Bonaiuto

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Abstract

This study analysed the levels of cognitive distortions and verified whether adverse experiences (e.g., emotional abuse) may influence psychopathological traits, empathy deficits and levels of moral disengagement and cognitive distortions. Participants were 96 sex offenders: 64 participants are Italians and 32 participants are Portuguese studied cross-sectionally. A semistructured interview was administered to collect data about family and social histories, with self-report questionnaires to evaluate psychopathology, empathy, moral disengagement strategies and cognitive distortions. The results showed that about 14% of sexual offenders reported a moderate / severe level of deviance of distorted beliefs relating to children; 28% of the total sample (but 53% of Italians) reported a moderate/severe level of deviance related to cognitive distortions "sexual right". The results also showed how sex offenders who have suffered emotional abuse during their life report higher levels of emotional empathy, depression, anxiety, paranoid ideation, and psychoticism compared to those who have not suffered it. Theoretical and practical implications are provided.

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儿童期不良经历与认知和情绪状态的关系:意大利和葡萄牙性犯罪者的研究

本研究分析了认知扭曲的水平，并验证了不良经历(如情绪虐待)是否会影响精神病理特征、共情缺陷、道德脱离和认知扭曲的水平。研究对象是96名性犯罪者:64名意大利人，32名葡萄牙人。通过半结构化访谈收集家庭和社会历史数据，并通过自我报告问卷评估精神病理、同理心、道德脱离策略和认知扭曲。结果显示，约14%的性犯罪者有中度/重度的儿童相关扭曲信念偏差;28%的总样本(但53%的意大利人)报告了与“性权利”认知扭曲相关的中度/重度偏差。研究结果还显示，与没有遭受过情感虐待的人相比，在生活中遭受过情感虐待的性犯罪者表现出更高水平的情感同理心、抑郁、焦虑、偏执和精神病。提供了理论和实践意义。

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Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-

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