The Content of Sexual Fantasies for Sexual Offenders

Gee, Dion; Devilly, Grant J.; Ward, Tony

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“…Gee et al [29] also found a relational component to fantasy. Whilst novel to the academic literature, we might identify parallels to these types in popular culture; for example, the attractive, post-pubescent girl/schoolgirl and fetishized uniform in the Self-oriented type relatively greater erectile responses to non-consensual audio sex stories than community NO men, while the reverse was found for mutually consenting stories [53].…”

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“…The association approached significance and was a moderate-large effect ( stronger] relationship with sexual re-offending) [11,29]. However, whilst sexual thoughts of children are a risk factor for sexual (re)offending, the relationship might not be causal;…”

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“…"sex with your ex-girlfriend"); however, fantasies likely include a combination of people, actions and settings (e.g. oral sex with their ex-girlfriend on a beach) [29]. Therefore, fantasies of "having sex with a child" or "forcing someone to have sex" are unlikely to be homogenous constructs.…”

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Men Presenting With Sexual Thoughts of Children or Coercion: Flights of Fancy or Plans for Crime?

Turner-Moore

Waterman

2017

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

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Introduction. There is limited evaluation of clinical and theoretical claims that sexual thoughts of children and coercing others facilitate sexual offending. The nature of these thoughts (what they contain) is also unknown.Aims. To examine the relationship between child/coercive sexual thoughts and sexual offending, and to determine the nature of these thoughts and any differences between sexual offending (SO), non-sexual offending (NSO) and non-offending (NO) men.Methods. In a cross-sectional computerized survey, anonymous qualitative and quantitative self-reported sexual thought and experience data were collected from 279 adult volunteers, comprising equal numbers of SO, NSO and NO men recruited from a medium-security UK prison and a community sample of 6081 men. Main Outcome Measures. Computerized Interview for Sexual Thoughts andComputerized Inventory of Sexual Experiences.Results. Three analytical approaches found child sexual thoughts were related to sexual offending; sexual thoughts with coercive themes were not. Latent class analyses identified three types of child sexual thought (primarily differentiated by interpersonal context: the reporting of own emotions, emotions of others or both) and four types of sexual thoughts of coercing others (chiefly discriminated by the other person's response: no emotional states reported, consent, non-consent, mixed). Type of child sexual thought and participant group were not significantly related. Type of coercive sexual thought and group were marginally related; the consensual type was more common for the NO group, the non-consensual type more common for the SO group, than expected statistically. SEXUAL THOUGHTS OF CHILDREN OR COERCION 3Conclusions. Child sexual thoughts are a risk factor for sexual offending and should be assessed by clinicians. Generally, sexual thoughts with coercive themes are not a risk factor, though thought type may be important (i.e. thoughts where the other person expresses an enduring lack of consent). Exploring the dynamic risk factors associated with each type of child/coercive thought may lead to more targeted treatment.

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Men Presenting With Sexual Thoughts of Children or Coercion: Flights of Fancy or Plans for Crime?

Turner-Moore

Waterman

2017

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

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“…The multifaceted nature of deviant fantasy has been demonstrated by Gee and his colleagues (Gee et al, 2003(Gee et al, , 2004(Gee et al, , 2006, who devised a descriptive model of 'sexual fantasy in sexual offending' (SFSO; Gee & Belofastov, 2007). Based upon qualitative data acquired from a sample of 24 sex offenders, this tripartite model describes the function (Gee et al,203), content (Gee et al, 2004), and structural properties (Gee et al, 2006) of sex offenders' sexual fantasies.…”

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“…Based upon qualitative data acquired from a sample of 24 sex offenders, this tripartite model describes the function (Gee et al,203), content (Gee et al, 2004), and structural properties (Gee et al, 2006) of sex offenders' sexual fantasies. According to the SFSO model, sex offenders' fantasies serve four functions, which are to: (1) induce or increase sexual arousal; (2) regulate affective states; (3) cope (by either escaping or manipulating reality); and (4) model future behaviour (either passively or actively).…”

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Theories of Deviant Sexual Fantasy

Bartels

Beech

2016

The Wiley Handbook on the Theories, Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offending

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The Wiley Handbook on the Theories, Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offending

Boer¹

2016

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Deviant sexual fantasies have long been regarded as an important factor in sexual offending, with research showing that they serve multiple functions (e.g., inducing arousal, planning behavior) and interrelate with numerous other factors (e.g., emotional states, personality). However, within this chapter, an evaluation of the existing theoretical accounts is provded, which indicates that the construct is not well understood or conceptualized. As a result, the authors present a new model; The Dual-Process Model of Sexual Thinking (DPM-ST). This account is developed by drawing upon relevant research from socio-cognitive psychology and mental imagery and knitting it with existing research on deviant sexual fantasies. The DPM-ST states that associative processes are involved in the generation of intrusive sexual thoughts, whereas controlled processes are responsible for the deliberate, effortful, and goaloriented act of sexual fantasizing. Research supporting the model is outlined, as are various implications for future research and clinical practice.

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The Content of Sexual Fantasies for Sexual Offenders

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Men Presenting With Sexual Thoughts of Children or Coercion: Flights of Fancy or Plans for Crime?

Men Presenting With Sexual Thoughts of Children or Coercion: Flights of Fancy or Plans for Crime?

Theories of Deviant Sexual Fantasy

The Wiley Handbook on the Theories, Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offending

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