Étude de l’attribution de la responsabilité chez des adolescents auteurs d’agression sexuelle : facteurs explicatifs et prise en charge
This research is about blame attribution of 166 juvenile sex offenders between the age of 12 and 19. The first goal is to determine which psychological aspects (age, post-traumatic stress, cognitive distortions, self-esteem, alienation, immaturity) influence the 3 types of blame attribution (culpability, external attribution and internal attribution) as well as to determine the focus level of treatment. The results of the multiple regressions show two models. The model predicting culpability is only composed by post-traumatic stress. This model explains 26% (adjusted) of the culpability variance (R2=0,29, F(6,120)=8,35, p<0,01). The model predicting external attribution is composed by age and cognitive distortions. It explains 25% (adjusted) of variance (R2=0,28, F(6,122)=8,03, p<0,01). Internal attribution hasn’t shown a correlation with the studied variables. The second goal is to estimate the efficiency provided by different services to modify blame attribution according to the care environments, length of treatment and therapeutic approach in order to come up with the best set up. Thanks to ANOVAs, it was possible to find out that none of the modalities have an impact on blame attribution. This research has some limits, especially statistical power. For consideration of future studies, links between blame attribution and recidivism could be investigated.
Blame attribution Juvenile Sex offense Treatment Psychological factors