Relationships between conflict,affect and deviant sexual behaviors in rapists and pedophiles |
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| Institution: | 1. Scientific Direction, Foundation IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy;2. Department of Neuroscience, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Milan, Italy;3. Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy;4. Internal Medicine I, Policlinico IRCCS San Donato, University of Milan, Milan, Italy;5. Geriatric Unit Spedali Civili, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia Italy;6. Foundation IRCCS Cà Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Geriatrics, Milan, Italy;7. Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy |
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| Abstract: | The aim of the current study was to determine the relationship in sexual offenders between conflict, affective states and particular sexual behaviors (fantasies and masturbatory activities while having such fantasies). To this end we developed the “Fantasy Report”, a self-assessment method for recording affective components and sexual behaviors. Thirteen rapists and 9 pedophiles filled out the Fantasy Report every 2 days for a period of 60 days. In rapists, negative mood and the presence of conflicts coincided with both overwhelming deviant sexual fantasies and increased masturbatory activities while having such fantasies. Furthermore, the emotions most frequently reported by rapists following conflicts were loneliness, humiliation, anger and feelings of inadequacy and rejection. Affective components, however, were not associated with nondeviant sexual behaviors. For the pedophiles, the data revealed a significant relationship only between negative moods and deviant sexual fantasies. These data are interpreted to mean that, in sexual offenders, negative affect is a crucial component in the chain that leads to deviant sexual behaviors. |
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