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Intra and extra-familial child sexual abuse: The role of psychopathy
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The present study analyses the relationship between psychopathic traits, the four facets of
psychopathy (i.e., interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, and antisocial), and the type of crime
committed (i.e., intrafamilial and extrafamilial child sexual abuse; and nonsexual crimes).
The Self-Report Psychopathy Scale – Short Form (SRP-SF) and the Marlowe-Crowne
Social Desirability Scale – Short Form were completed by 110 male individuals who sexually
offended minors (ISOMs) and 146 individuals convicted for nonsexual crimes. Four
binary logistic regression analyses were conducted, controlling for sociodemographic,
criminal, and individual variables. ISOMs are less likely to score high in the SRP-SF total
score and the interpersonal facet and more likely to score high in the affective facet than
individuals with nonsexual crimes. Besides, ISOMs are less likely to have a prior history of
alcohol and drug abuse and to have previous contact with the justice system but are more
likely to have a history of psychological problems. Therefore, only the prior alcohol and
drug abuse history emerged as predictors for ISOMs subtypes. According to our results,
psychopathic traits should not be considered in the assessment and intervention of ISOMs,
and the focus of the intervention should be on the affective dimension and the level of
psychopathology
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Keywords
Psychopathy Treatment Intrafamilial child sex offending Extrafamilial child sex offending
Citation
Sousa, M., Gonçalves, R. A., Cunha, O., & de Castro-Rodrigues, A. (2023). Intra and Extra-Familial Child Sexual Abuse: The Role of Psychopathy. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-023-09551-z
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Springer Netherlands