The relevance of sexual biographies in individuals convicted of child sexual abuse offenses for the development of pedosexual interests and sexual recidivism
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Breiling, Lisanne
Rettenberger, Martin
Turner, Daniel
Abstract / Description
In the literature concerning the etiology of pedosexual interests, the potential role of early sexual experiences in childhood and adolescence has been discussed. Several studies demonstrated a link between own sexually abusive experiences in childhood and sexual offending later in life which tends to be even stronger for pedosexual offenders. Furthermore, some findings indicate associations between other developmental factors and deviant sexual interests in adulthood. For the present study, sexual biographical data of N = 223 imprisoned men convicted of sexual offenses against children from Austria was analyzed to retrospectively examine whether own sexually abusive experiences and non-abusive forms of early sexual experiences and behaviors are linked to subsequent pedosexual interests and to sexual recidivism. Previous findings concerning the link between own sexually abusive experiences during childhood and subsequent pedosexual interests could partly be replicated. Furthermore, early masturbation behavior characteristics as well as non-abusive prepubescent sexual experiences were linked to indicators of pedosexual interests and also to sexual recidivism. Exclusively pedophilic men showed the strongest accumulation of early sexual experiences and behaviors. Implications of the findings for theory and risk assessment are discussed.
Keyword(s)
sexual offender child molester child abuse pedophilia risk assessment sexual reoffending recidivismPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2020-07-22
Journal title
Sexual Offending: Theory, Research, and Prevention
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15
Issue
1
Article number
Article e3711
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PsychOpen GOLD
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peerReviewed
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Breiling, L., Rettenberger, M., & Turner, D. (2020). The relevance of sexual biographies in individuals convicted of child sexual abuse offenses for the development of pedosexual interests and sexual recidivism. Sexual Offending: Theory, Research, and Prevention, 15(1), Article e3711. https://doi.org/10.5964/sotrap.3711
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Breiling, Lisanne
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Rettenberger, Martin
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Turner, Daniel
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Date of first publication2020-07-22
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Abstract / DescriptionIn the literature concerning the etiology of pedosexual interests, the potential role of early sexual experiences in childhood and adolescence has been discussed. Several studies demonstrated a link between own sexually abusive experiences in childhood and sexual offending later in life which tends to be even stronger for pedosexual offenders. Furthermore, some findings indicate associations between other developmental factors and deviant sexual interests in adulthood. For the present study, sexual biographical data of N = 223 imprisoned men convicted of sexual offenses against children from Austria was analyzed to retrospectively examine whether own sexually abusive experiences and non-abusive forms of early sexual experiences and behaviors are linked to subsequent pedosexual interests and to sexual recidivism. Previous findings concerning the link between own sexually abusive experiences during childhood and subsequent pedosexual interests could partly be replicated. Furthermore, early masturbation behavior characteristics as well as non-abusive prepubescent sexual experiences were linked to indicators of pedosexual interests and also to sexual recidivism. Exclusively pedophilic men showed the strongest accumulation of early sexual experiences and behaviors. Implications of the findings for theory and risk assessment are discussed.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationBreiling, L., Rettenberger, M., & Turner, D. (2020). The relevance of sexual biographies in individuals convicted of child sexual abuse offenses for the development of pedosexual interests and sexual recidivism. Sexual Offending: Theory, Research, and Prevention, 15(1), Article e3711. https://doi.org/10.5964/sotrap.3711en_US
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ISSN2699-8440
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/5750
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6354
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/sotrap.3711
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.3083
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Keyword(s)sexual offenderen_US
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Keyword(s)child molesteren_US
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Keyword(s)child abuseen_US
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Keyword(s)pedophiliaen_US
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Keyword(s)risk assessmenten_US
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Keyword(s)sexual reoffendingen_US
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Keyword(s)recidivismen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleThe relevance of sexual biographies in individuals convicted of child sexual abuse offenses for the development of pedosexual interests and sexual recidivismen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Article numberArticle e3711
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Issue1
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Journal titleSexual Offending: Theory, Research, and Prevention
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Volume15
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Visible tag(s)Version of Recorden_US