Emotions refer to mental states that are spontaneously generated, can be positive or
negative, fleeting or more prolonged, and can be experienced at varying levels of intensity …

It has been noted that some offenders are characterized by problems in the appropriate
regulation of emotional states. Deficits in emotional regulation are particularly pertinent in …

Purpose Problems in emotional functioning have been identified as a risk factor for both
sexual and violent offending, yet the precise pattern of impairment in emotional functioning …

Few would dispute that treatment for individuals who have sexually offended needs to be
based on empirical evidence. One important issue for both theory and treatment is whether …

Some sexual offenders appear to have little capacity for, or experience dealing with,
emotions and fail to recognize emotions in themselves and others (Hudson et al., 1993). It is …

The role of emotional and other affective states as causes and consequences of sexual
offending is emerging as an important area for theoretical analysis and for empirical …

The practice of mindfulness is a promising clinical approach with encouraging results for
women's sexual problems. Further empirical research with different populations and greater …

Contemporaneous theories of the etiology and treatment of sex offenders incorporate the
notion that negative affect is causally related to sexually deviant behavior. Specifically, one …

The clinical literature has long illustrated the paradoxical findings that deliberate attempts to
suppress particular thoughts actually increase their occurrence. These unwanted, often …

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