Le changement thérapeutique chez les adolescents agresseurs sexuels suite au traitement
To this day, research has shown that the treatment of adolescent sexual offenders (AAS) reduces their risk of sexual recidivism. However, few studies to date have examined the internal process leading to these results. The purpose of our research was to determine whether the treatment of AAS leads to changes among factors related to sexual offending among AAS. The impact of motivation to change and trauma symptoms on therapeutic progress was also examined. Our sample consisted of 43 AAS who participated in a treatment program. The results of our pre-post treatment analysis indicate significant changes on social isolation, inadequate strategies of coping and cognitive distortions and a significant reduction of trauma symptoms. These changes are all positive, except for the social skills that remain in deficit. The data on motivation demonstrated that the youths in treatment were motivated for change but were not sufficient to establish whether this factor was linked to the progress of the subjects. Finally, correlational analyzes have established that the changes in trauma symptoms were related to those seen in social skills, social isolation and strategies of coping.
Motivation Sexual aggression Therapeutic change Motivation Trauma