Childhood matters: How benevolent and adverse childhood experiences shape alexithymia in perpetrators of sex crimes and the community sample
The results highlight the significant influence of ACEs and BCEs on alexithymia and the differences between community individuals and perpetrators of sex crimes. It underscores the need for interventions to boost BCEs and reduce ACEs, alexithymia, and criminal behavior.
Authors
- Telma C. Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3354-7809)
- Bárbara Mestre Albuquerque
Institutions
- Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Child Abuse & Neglect
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107754
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61