Factors associated with erection in adolescent sex offenders |
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Authors: | Judith V Becker John A Hunter Jr Robert M Stein Meg S Kaplan |
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Institution: | (1) New York State Psychiatric Institute, 10032 New York, New York;(2) Behavioral Studies Program Center Psychiatrists, Ltd., 23704 Portsmouth, Virginia |
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Abstract: | A majority of adult child molesters report that their deviant interest began prior to the age of 18. This illustrates the need to evaluate adolescents who have molested children. Since self-report of deviant interest is rare in adolescent offenders, psychophysiologic assessment is necessary to help to determine the extent for a deviant interest pattern. The current study was designed to determine what factors are associated with erectile responding to age-inappropriate stimuli in an adolescent sex offender population. Factors studied were (a) admit/deny, (b) history of physical abuse, (c) history of sexual abuse, (d) history of nonsex arrests, and (e) incest/nonincest. The dependent variables were two pedophile indices, a relative measure of deviant to nondeviant arousal. Results indicated that history of sexual abuse was associated with more deviant erectile responding in those adolescents who had molested young boys. The possibility of adolescents modeling their own victimization is discussed. |
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Keywords: | adolescent sex offender psychophysiologic assessment sex abuse |
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