男人的情绪调节 灵活性和性侵犯 犯罪行为
Mitchell Kirwan1, Lilliana Alexandria Mendivil1
1Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at El Paso.
Journal of sex research
|February 24, 2026
概括
情绪调节 (ER) 的灵活性可能有助于预防性侵犯. 不灵活的ER和高ER困难与过去的犯罪行为有关. 某些ER配置文件与不灵活的ER相结合,预测了实施性侵犯的更高意图.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 年轻男性的性侵犯行为仍然是一个重大问题.
- 情绪调节 (ER) 的困难和特定的ER策略是已知的风险因素.
- 在性侵犯行为中,ER灵活性在性侵犯行为中的作用未得到充分研究.
研究的目的:
- 调查ER灵活性与性侵犯之间的关联.
- 检查ER灵活性如何与潜在的ER困难和当前的ER策略相互作用.
- 预测过去的性侵犯行为和实施的意图.
主要方法:
- 187名性活跃的年轻人填写了调查问卷.
- 参与者想象了引起愤怒和性刺激的场景.
- 通过在不同场景中使用战略来评估ER灵活性;测量犯罪意图.
主要成果:
- 不灵活的ER和高ER困难预测了更多的过去性侵犯.
- 一个特定的ER配置文件 (意识低的行动,温和的其他) 结合不灵活的ER预测了更高的犯罪意图.
- 在抑制性侵犯方面,ER灵活性似乎是一个重要的因素.
结论:
- 在预防性侵犯行为方面,ER灵活性可能起到至关重要的作用.
- 针对ER灵活性可能是一个潜在的干预策略.
- 不同样本的进一步研究和干预开发是有必要的.
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