Ratele, KopanoButterworth, JillianDept. of PsychologyFaculty of Arts2013-10-302026-06-102009/10/282009/10/282013-10-302026-06-102007https://hdl.handle.net/10566/24049Magister Psychologiae - MPsychThis study focused on the cognitive distortions of child sex offenders in a South African sample. Child sex offenders are a heterogeneous group but share some similarities. Firstly, the majority of child sex offenders are male. Secondly their sexual attraction to children seems to be influenced to some degree by their thoughts around child sex offending, and the world in general.enChild sex offendersChild sexual abusePaedophilesCognitive distortionsJudgment Model of Cognitive DistortionsQualitative researchFeministDenialMinimisationRationalisationThesisUniversity of the Western Cape