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Attachment and coercive sexual behavior.

S W Smallbone1, M R Dadds

  • 1School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. S.Smallbone@mailbox.gu.edu.au

Sexual Abuse : a Journal of Research and Treatment
|March 24, 2000
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Insecure childhood attachment, particularly with fathers, is linked to aggression and coercive sexual behavior in men. Early family experiences may influence offending behaviors.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Criminology
  • Attachment Theory

Background:

  • Childhood attachment styles are theorized to influence adult behavior.
  • Adverse early family experiences are often linked to offending behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between childhood attachment and coercive sexual behavior in male undergraduates.
  • To determine if insecure childhood attachment predicts coercive sexual behavior independently of antisociality and aggression.

Main Methods:

  • 162 male undergraduate students completed self-report measures.
  • Assessed childhood maternal and paternal attachment, adult attachment, antisociality, aggression, and coercive sexual behavior.

Main Results:

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  • Insecure childhood attachment, especially paternal, correlated with antisociality, aggression, and coercive sexual behavior.
  • Childhood attachment independently predicted coercive sexual behavior, even after controlling for antisociality and aggression.
  • Paternal avoidant attachment specifically predicted coercive sexual behavior independently of aggression and antisociality.

    • Conclusions:

    • Findings support an attachment-theoretical framework for understanding offending behavior, including sexual offending.
    • Early attachment experiences, particularly with fathers, are significant factors in the development of coercive sexual behavior.