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First published on March 7, 2007, doi:10.1177/0093854806291703

Criminal Justice and Behavior 2007;34:454.

A more recent version of this article appeared on April 1, 2007

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Indirect Assessment of Cognitions of Child Sexual Abusers With the Implicit Association Test

Kevin L. Nunes*, Philip Firestone, Mark W. Baldwin

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Kevin_Nunes{at}carleton.ca.


  Abstract
The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is adapted to measure cognitions regarding self and children in 27 male child molesters and 29 male nonsexual offenders. As expected, child molesters view children as more sexually attractive than do nonsexual offenders. Among the child molesters, viewing children as more sexually attractive is associated with greater risk of sexual recidivism as measured by the Static-99. Viewing children as more powerful is associated with greater risk of sexual recidivism as measured by the Rapid Risk Assessment for Sexual Offense Recidivism. Although not all hypotheses are supported, this study demonstrates that the IAT has much promise as a tool with which to study cognitions associated with sexual abuse of children.
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