Developmental Pathways into Social and Sexual Deviance

Path analysis was used to assess the contribution of four exogenous developmental variables (sexual abuse, physical abuse, exposure to violence, exposure to pornography—each occurring prior to age 13) and four personality constructs (“psychopathic and antagonistic attitudes,” “psychosocial deficits,...

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Published in:Journal of family violence 2010-02, Vol.25 (2), p.141-148
Main Authors: Hunter, John A., Figueredo, Aurelio Jose, Malamuth, Neil M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent Development
Adolescents
Analysis
Child abuse & neglect
Child development
Child Sexual Abuse
Clinical Psychology
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Delinquency
Deviant Behavior
Effects
Juvenile delinquency
Law and Psychology
Males
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Offenders
Original Article
Personality traits
Pornography
Psychotherapy and Counseling
Quality of Life Research
Sex crimes
Sex oriented businesses
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Behavior
Teenagers
Victims
Violence
Violent crime
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Summary:Path analysis was used to assess the contribution of four exogenous developmental variables (sexual abuse, physical abuse, exposure to violence, exposure to pornography—each occurring prior to age 13) and four personality constructs (“psychopathic and antagonistic attitudes,” “psychosocial deficits,” “pedophilia,” “hostile masculinity”) to the prediction of non-sexual delinquency and number of male child victims in a sample of 256 adolescent males with a history of “hands-on” sexual offending. “Psychosocial deficits” was found to partially mediate the effects of the exogenous variables on both outcomes. Exposure to violence both directly, and indirectly through “psychopathic and antagonistic attitudes,” contributed to the prediction of non-sexual delinquency. Sexual abuse by a male directly, and indirectly through “hostile masculinity” and “pedophila”, contributed to prediction of number of male child victims. Clinical implications of the findings are discussed.
ISSN:0885-7482
1573-2851
DOI:10.1007/s10896-009-9277-9