Biological Fathers and Stepfathers Who Molest Their Daughters: Psychological, Phallometric, and Criminal Features
Authors: David Greenberg1; Philip Firestone2; Kevin Nunes3; John Bradford4; Susan Curry4
Source: Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, Volume 17, Number 1, January 2005 , pp. 39-46(8)
Publisher: Springer
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Abstract:
A sample (N = 143) of men who sexually abused their biological daughters or their step/adopted daughters were examined on a comprehensive array of demographic and historical information, offense characteristics, psychological and phallometric measures, and recidivism. Biological fathers were significantly less sexually aroused by children than were the stepfathers. On all the remaining variables, however, no statistically significant differences were found. Overall, biological and stepfathers in the present study appear to be much more similar than different from one another.Keywords: incest; sex offenders; child molesters; recidivism; phallometry; psychometric testing
Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1007/s11194-005-1209-5
Affiliations: 1: Department of Psychiatry, University of New South Whales and Western Australia, Australia, 2: School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Canada, Email: fireston@uottawa.ca 3: School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Canada, 4: Sexual Behaviours Clinic and Forensic Service, Royal Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,
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