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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
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The Gender Identity of Pedophiles: What Does the Outcome Data Tell Us?
Tardif, Monique; Van Gijseghem, Hubert
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, v14 n1 p57-74 2005
The aim of this study was to determine whether pedophiles have a different gender identity profile compared with non-sexual offenders. Participants were 87 male adult subjects, divided into three groups: (a) 27 pedophiles who abused male victims, (b) 30 pedophiles who abused female victims, and (c) 30 non-sexual offenders. The gender identity factor was measured with the Mf scale of the MMPI and the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI). Results indicated no significant inter-group differences in terms of gender identity. However, the order of the three groups regarding scores on the Bem-Masculinity and the Mf scale was as predicted. Conceptual and empirical elements related to gender identity are addressed in order to shed light on potential disturbances in the gender identity of pedophiles. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Identity, Males, Adults, Differences, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Montreal)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory; Bem Sex Role Inventory
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