A Comparison of Global Theory of Mind Between Sexual Abusers of Females and Normal Individuals

Theory of mind attempts to demonstrate the power of human mind to us in order to conceive mental states and understand social interaction through attributes، beliefs، desires and emotions in himself/herself and others in order to explain and predict his/her own behavior or others. The purpose of the present study was to compare the global theory of mind between sexual abusers of female and normal individuals. Therefore، in a comparative study from among the prisoners in Urmia City with an age range of 20-35، those who were accused of female sexual abuse، 30 sexual abusers were selected through available sampling method and were matched and compared with 30 normal individuals in terms of characteristics such as age، gender and education. Data analysis showed that in comparison with normal individuals sexual abusers of female suffer from more deficiencies concerning global theory of mind. It seems that the problems of sexual abusers of female result from some deficiencies of global theory of mind in intimacy، empathy، cognitive distortions domains. By highlighting and teaching these items، we could intervene in the behavior of sexual abusers of females.