ABSTRACT

Ward and Keenan (1999, Child molesters’ implicit theories. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 14(8), 821–838. doi: 10.1177/088626099014008003) hypothesised that some individuals who sexually offend against children have belief systems through which they perceive the world as an inherently dangerous place – labelled a dangerous world implicit theory (DWIT). Individuals with a DWIT are hypothesised to either (1) believe it is necessary to punish women and/or children who are perceived as threatening, or (2) see children as more accepting than adults, and as capable of understanding and gratifying the individual’s needs and desires. In two online studies (N = 113 and N = 123) we examined the possible overlap between the DWIT and four other constructs: hostile attribution bias, hostile sexism, emotional congruence with children, and a ‘children as sexual beings’ implicit theory. Results suggest that identifying with an individual holding DWIT overlaps considerably with some of the other constructs, but not with hostile attribution bias – a finding that ran counter to our hypotheses.

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沃德和基南（Ward and Keenan，1999年，《儿童骚扰者的内隐理论》，《人际暴力杂志》，14（8），821–838。doi：10.1177 / 088626099014008003）假设，一些对孩子性侵犯的人拥有自己的信念体系，他们可以借此感知世界作为一个固有的危险场所–标记为危险世界隐性理论（DWIT）。假设患有DWIT的个人是（1）认为有必要惩罚被视为威胁的妇女和/或儿童，或者（2）认为儿童比成人更容易接受，并且能够理解和满足个人的需求和欲望。在两项在线研究中（N  = 113和N = 123），我们研究了DWIT与其他四个结构之间的可能重叠：敌对归因偏见，敌对性别歧视，与儿童的情感一致性以及“儿童作为性存在者”的内隐理论。结果表明，与持有DWIT的个人进行识别与其他一些构想有很大的重叠，但与敌对的归因偏见却没有重叠-这一发现与我们的假设背道而驰。