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Gee, Dion; Ward, Tony; Belofastov, Aleksandra; Beech, Anthony – Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2006
While the phenomenon of sexual fantasy has been researched extensively, little contemporary inquiry has investigated the structural properties of sexual fantasy within the context of sexual offending. In this study, a qualitative analysis was used to develop a descriptive model of the phenomena of sexual fantasy during the offence process.…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Sexual Abuse, Fantasy, Males
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Beling, Joel; Hudson, Stephen M.; Ward, Tony – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2001
Examines gender differences in undergraduates' attributions for child sex offending. Results showed that undergraduates' reasons for child sexual abuse strongly parallel contemporary scientific theories of abuse, and that there were significant gender differences in the frequency with which participants cited various types of reasons given for…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Child Abuse, College Students, Foreign Countries
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Lee, Joseph K. P.; Jackson, Henry J.; Pattison, Pip; Ward, Tony – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2002
A study involving 64 Australian sex offenders and 33 non-sex offenders found childhood emotional abuse and family dysfunction, childhood behavior problems, and childhood sexual abuse were developmental risk factors for paraphilia. Emotional abuse and family dysfunction was found to be a risk factor for pedophilia, exhibitionism, rape, or multiple…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Criminals, Emotional Abuse