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Published on: March 5, 2020
Differences between sexually victimized and nonsexually victimized male adolescent sexual abusers: developmental
David L Burton1, Kerry Jo Duty, George S Leibowitz
1Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, MA 01063, USA. dlburton@email.smith.edu
Abstract:
This study compares sexually victimized and nonsexually victimized male adolescent sexual abusers on a number of variables. Self-report measures were administered to 325 male sexually abusive youth (average age 16) in six residential facilities in the Midwest, 55% of whom reported sexual victimization. The results indicate that the sexually victimized sexual abusers have more severe developmental antecedents (trauma, family characteristics, early exposure to pornography and personality) and recent behavioral difficulties (characteristics of sexual aggression, sexual arousal, use of pornography, and nonsexual criminal behavior) than the nonsexually victimized group. Results are contrasted with recent typological research, which found no relationship between sexual victimization and subtype membership. Treatment, research, and theoretical implications are discussed.
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