Psychopathy among pedophilic and nonpedophilic child molesters

Child Abuse & Neglect
Donald S StrassbergYana Suchy

Abstract

Among men who commit sexual offenses against children, at least 2 distinct groups can be identified on the basis of the age of the primary targets of their sexual interest; pedophiles and nonpedophiles. In the present report, across 2 independent samples of both types of child molesters as well as controls, a total of 104 men (53 pedophilic and 51 nonpedophilic) who had sexually offended against a child age 13 or younger were compared to each other (and to 49 non-sex offender controls) on psychopathy as assessed by the Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI). In both samples of child molesters, the nonpedophiles scored as significantly more psychopathic than the pedophiles. These results provide further evidence of the importance of distinguishing between these groups of offenders.

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May 7, 2015·Revista brasileira de psiquiatria : orgão oficial da Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria, Asociación Psiquiátrica de la América Latina·Danilo A Baltieri, Douglas P Boer
Nov 16, 2018·Journal of Forensic Nursing·Gail Hornor, Rosie Zeno
May 1, 2021·Children·Yeong Yeong LimMohammad Rahim Kamaluddin

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