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Citation

Looman J. Can. J. Behav. Sci. 1995; 27(3): 321-332.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Canadian Psychological Association, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1037/0008-400X.27.3.321

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A structured interview was used to collect data concerning the mood preceding and accompanying sexual fantasies, and the way in which the other person in the fantasy was perceived by 21 child molesters, 19 rapists, and 19 non-sexual offenders, all incarcerated in federal prisons. For the child molesters, fantasies about both children and adults were examined. It was found that child molesters did not differ from the other groups in terms of their perceptions of adults in their fantasies, and the adult fantasy was perceived more positively than the child fantasy. Child molesters were more likely to fantasize about children when in a negative emotional state than when in a positive mood, and these fantasies were likely to produce a negative mood state. It is suggested that child molesters may fantasize about a child as an inappropriate way of coping with dysphoric moods, thus enhancing that dysphoria and leading to further inappropriate fantasies. These results suggest that sexual fantasy monitoring should become an important component in the treatment of child molesters. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 1995. Copyright © 1995 by the Canadian Psychological Association)

Child Molester
Child Abuse Offender
Child Sexual Abuse Offender
Sexual Assault Offender
Rape Offender
Sexual vs. Nonsexual Offender
Child Molestation vs. Rape
Adult Offender
Adult Male
Adult Violence
Adult Inmate
Inmate Studies
Offender Characteristics
Fantasy
Juvenile Offender
Juvenile Male
Juvenile Inmate
Juvenile Violence
Male Offender
Male Inmate
Male Violence
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