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Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment
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Facial and Prosodic Affect Recognition Among Pedophilic and Nonpedophilic Criminal Child Molesters

Yana Suchy

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, yana.suchy{at}psych.utah.edu

Wilson J. Whittaker

University of Utah, Salt Lake City

Donald S. Strassberg

University of Utah, Salt Lake City

Angela Eastvold

University of Utah, Salt Lake City

The present study compared facial and prosodic affect recognition abilities among pedophilic and nonpedophilic child molesters and community-dwelling controls. Pedophilic child molesters are characterized by primary sexual interest in prepubescent children, whereas nonpedophilic child molesters are characterized by offending against children despite being primarily sexually attracted to adults. The results showed that nonpedophilic child molesters made more errors in recognizing both facial and prosodic affect, performing more poorly than both controls and pedophilic child molesters. These findings are consistent with greater psychopathic tendencies among nonpedophilic molesters as well as with prior findings of smaller amygdala volume among child molesters.

Key Words: facial affect • prosody • affective processing • amygdala • temporal lobe • limbic • child molestation • pedophilia • criminal offending • sexual abuse

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, Vol. 21, No. 1, 93-110 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1079063208326930
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