Factors Which Differentiate Sexually Abused from Nonabused Males: An Exploratory Study

Violato, Claudio; Genuis, Mark

doi:10.2466/pr0.1993.72.3.767

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“…90 The same general conclusion was drawn by other investigators who associated pedophilia with earlier separation from their parents. 91 The emotional abuse in such a family was a good predictor of poor mental health and later child abuse. 92 Thus, this section has emphasized the dysfunctional aspect of most families of child abusers, especially abuse within the family and early separation from the parents.…”

Section: Their Pastmentioning

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Review of Medical Reports on Pedophilia

Hughes

2007

Clin Pediatr (Phila)

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The present report is a review of all 554 papers published on Medline on pedophilia. The first discussion is the history of the disorder from ancient Greece to the present time, especially the influence of the liberal country of the Netherlands, the North American Man-Boy Love Association, and the sexual crisis in the Catholic Church. One important question is the relationship between homosexual pedophilia and adult homosexuality. Evidence for and against this relationship is presented. Next discussed are the characteristics of the victim and the long lasting serious effects of sexual abuse. Laboratory correlations are included, especially phallometric tests in order to objectively measure the physical responses to sexual stimuli. Electrophysiological and radiographic tests are also mentioned, including electroencephalography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography scans. An important section is the characterization of pedophiles with emphasis on their frequent previous sexual abuse, their past, their present, and their anticipated future. The final topic is treatment of this disorder with surgery, medication, behavioral therapy and the combination of medication and behavioral therapy.

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Section: Their Pastmentioning

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Review of Medical Reports on Pedophilia

Hughes

2007

Clin Pediatr (Phila)

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“…This is concerning, as several studies in males have reported an association between CSA and socioeconomic status (SES). [12][13][14] Thus, the question of whether the effect of parent number on the likelihood of boys experiencing CSA is independent of socioeconomic variables has not been established.…”

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Men's childhood sexual abuse histories by one-parent versus two-parent status of childhood home

Holmes

2007

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

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Objectives: To estimate the association between number of parents in the childhood home and childhood sexual abuse (CSA) with adjustment for childhood socioeconomic status (CSES). Methods: Probability sample of 298, 18-49-year-old men from Philadelphia County, number of parents living in childhood home, socioeconomic data and CSA histories were obtained. Results: 197 (66%) men participated. 186 (94%) of these lived with at least one parent; 76 (39%) and 110 (56%) lived with one parent versus two parents, respectively. 22 (29%) of 76 and 18 (16%) of 110 reported CSA histories, respectively (OR 2.08, p = 0.04). Two approaches to adjustment for CSES indicated continued association between parent number and CSA (OR 2.38-2.39, p = 0.05-0.07). Parent number was associated with numerous differences in CSA perpetrator characteristics and abuse experiences. Men from one-parent versus two-parent families reported significantly more non-family and female perpetrators (p = 0.03 and 0.01, respectively) and fondling experiences (p = 0.04). Conclusions: Findings provide additional support for the association between parent number and CSA in boys, suggesting that parent number is not just a proxy for CSES. CSA experiences also differed between one-parent and two-parent homes. Findings generate numerous hypotheses for future study.

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