TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Psychopathy among pedophilic and nonpedophilic child molesters
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Strassberg, Donald S.
A1  - Eastvold, Angela
A1  - Wilson Kenney, J.
A1  - Suchy, Yana
SP  - 379
EP  - 382
VL  - 36
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Among men who commit sexual offenses against children, at least 2 distinct groups can be identified on the basis of the age of the primary targets of their sexual interest; pedophiles and nonpedophiles. METHOD: In the present report, across 2 independent samples of both types of child molesters as well as controls, a total of 104 men (53 pedophilic and 51 nonpedophilic) who had sexually offended against a child age 13 or younger were compared to each other (and to 49 non-sex offender controls) on psychopathy as assessed by the Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI). RESULTS: In both samples of child molesters, the nonpedophiles scored as significantly more psychopathic than the pedophiles. CONCLUSIONS: These results provide further evidence of the importance of distinguishing between these groups of offenders.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.09.018
ID  - ref1
ER  -