ATTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS OF THERAPY WITH INCESTUOUS FAMILIES*
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
- Vol. 8 (1) , 99-104
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0606.1982.tb01426.x
Abstract
This study examines the effects of a self‐help program, Parents United, on the members of families in which incest has occurred. Fifty‐six male incest offenders, including three grandfathers, and thirty‐five spouses were studied to assess the impact of the program on participants' attributions of responsibility for incest, changes in family relationships, and subsequent referral and recidivism. The program was successful in increasing participants' feelings of responsibility, and decreasing recidivism, but less successful in keeping the families together.Keywords
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