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The Sexual Histories and Fantasies of Youthful Males: A Comparison of Sexual Offending, Nonsexual Offending, and Nonoffending Groups

Department of Psychology, University of Tulsa, 600 South College Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104, daleidenel{at}centum.utulsa.edu

Keith L. Kaufman

The Ohio State University and Children's Hospital of Columbus, OH

Daniel R. Hilliker

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jon N. O'Neil

The Ohio State University and Children's Hospital of Columbus, OH

The present clinical and theoretical literature suggests that adolescents' sexual histories and fantasies are factors contributing to the onset and perpetuation of criminal sexual behaviors. However, few data exist either to support or to refute such assertions. The purpose of the present study was to describe the self-reported sexual histories and fantasies of four groups: 104 incarcerated adolescent sexual offenders between 10 and 15 years of age, 198 16- to 20-year-old incarcerated sexual offenders, 124 incarcerated youth without a history of sexual offending, and 135 male nonoffending undergraduates. Youthful sexual offenders reported fewer consenting sexual experiences and more involvement in nonconsenting and paraphilic behaviors than both incarcerated nonsexual offenders and college males. Moreover, both sexual offenders and incarcerated nonsexual offenders reported more atypical and voyeuristic experiences, and fewer nondeviant sexual fantasies than college males. These results are discussed in terms of both social deficit and deviant conditioning models of sexual offending, leading to speculation that, contrary to clinical lore, criminal activity may be associated with suppressed levels of nondeviant fantasy rather than elevated levels of deviant fantasy.

Key Words: aggressive sexuality • deviant conditioning models • juvenile offenders • sexual fantasies • sexual histories • social deficit models.

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, Vol. 10, No. 3, 195-209 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/107906329801000304


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