Child Sex Abuse Perpetrators Among Male University Students
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2006-11
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Becker-Blease, Kathryn
Friend, Daniel
Freyd, Jennifer J.
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Previous studies indicate that approximately 21% of
undergraduate men report attraction to “little children”, 4 –
9 % report having fantasies about sex with a child, and 5
– 6% report masturbating to these fantasies. Between 3
and 7% report some likelihood of having sex with a child if
there was no chance they would be caught (Briere &
Runtz, 1989; Smiljanich & Briere, 1996). Understanding
potential for perpetration among young adult men is
important for prevention, but research on perpetration in
non-convicted samples is limited. We asked 531
undergraduate men about their experiences with abuse
as a child, as well as perpetration of child sexual abuse.
Approximately 18% report fantasies about child sexual
abuse and 8% have masturbated to these fantasies.
Four percent indicate some likelihood that they
would have sex with a child, and just over 2.5%
report having perpetrated at least one sexually
abusive act against a child. More students in this
survey report fantasies about child sex than in past
surveys, perhaps because of the increased availability of
child pornography, or differences in willingness to admit
such fantasies. The results are discussed in terms of the
need for prevention programs
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Becker-Blease, K., Friend, D. & Freyd, J.J. (November, 2006). Child Sex Abuse Perpetrators among Male University Students. Poster presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Hollywood, CA, November 4-7, 2006.