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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