Abstract:
Individuals with paraphilic interests in sexual violence or children may be more likely to sexually offend if they possess offense-supportive cognitions. These cognitions may develop in response to childhood adversity. However, this idea is largely based on research in men convicted of sexual offenses and may not generalize to non-incarcerated adults with paraphilic interests. In a sample of 178 adults screened for paraphilic interests in violence or children (from the general Czech population), we hypothesized that childhood sexual abuse and emotional neglect would be associated with offense-supportive cognitions about rape and child molestation. Participants came from a nationally representative sample of Czech adults and were selected if they self-reported high levels of sexual interest in violence and/or children. Participants completed an online survey with self-report measures of sexual orientation, offense-supportive cognitions (Bumby RAPE and MOLEST scales), and childhood sexual abuse and emotional neglect (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire). Controlling for gender, age, and sexual orientation, we found that both rape-supportive cognitions and child molestation-supportive cognitions were significantly associated with higher levels of childhood sexual abuse, but not emotional neglect. These findings indicate that childhood sexual abuse may lead to offense-supportive cognitions among men and women with paraphilia.
摘要:
对性暴力或儿童有亲热兴趣的人如果拥有犯罪支持性认知,则更有可能发生性犯罪。这些认知可能是对童年逆境的反应。然而,这个想法主要是基于对被判定犯有性犯罪的男性的研究,并且可能无法推广到具有副翼兴趣的非监禁成年人。在178名成年人的样本中,对暴力或儿童的亲热兴趣进行了筛查(来自一般捷克人口),我们假设儿童时期的性虐待和情感忽视与关于强奸和猥亵儿童的犯罪支持认知相关.参与者来自具有全国代表性的捷克成年人样本,如果他们自我报告对暴力和/或儿童的性兴趣很高,则被选中。参与者完成了一项在线调查,其中包括自我报告的性取向指标,进攻支持认知(BumbyRAPE和MOLEST量表),和童年性虐待和情感忽视(童年创伤问卷)。控制性别,年龄,和性取向,我们发现,强奸支持性认知和儿童猥亵支持性认知与儿童性虐待的较高水平显著相关,但不是情感上的忽视。这些发现表明,儿童期性虐待可能会导致患有性交的男性和女性的犯罪支持性认知。