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Typologies and Psychological Profiles of Child Sexual Abusers: An Extensive Review
Yeong Yeong Lim1,2, Suzaily Wahab3, Jaya Kumar4
1Department of Early Childhood Studies, Faculty of Creative Industries, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kajang 43000, Malaysia.
Abstract:
Child sexual abuse is a public health issue that has been associated with a variety of negative health outcomes. Child sexual abusers constitute a heterogeneous population of individuals. This review lays out an overview of the current understanding of typologies and psychological profiles of child sexual abusers. Typologies of child sexual abusers in general and online child sexual abusers are reviewed to summarise the existing knowledge. Psychological traits including personality traits, cognitive distortion, empathy, and impulsivity are examined to provide a wider perspective of the psycho-criminogenic factors of child sexual abuse. Although past research on child sexual abusers has provided insights into the organisation and classification of different types of child sexual abusers, the classification of these typologies has drawn widespread criticisms. In this review, we discuss the challenges and limitations pertaining to the existing typologies and studies related to the psychological profile of child sexual abusers.
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