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Characteristics of Child Molesters in the Deviant Sexual Interests and Emotional Recognition

Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology / Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology, (P)1229-0653;
2013, v.27 no.2, pp.51-68
https://doi.org/10.21193/kjspp.2013.27.2.004


& (2013). Characteristics of Child Molesters in the Deviant Sexual Interests and Emotional Recognition. Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology, 27(2), 51-68, https://doi.org/10.21193/kjspp.2013.27.2.004
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Abstract

This study investigated dysfunctions of emotional recognition ability among child molesters and also explored their deviant preference to child related stimulus. For this purpose, ERT-R(Emotional Recognition Test-Revised) and KASI(Korean Assessment for Sexual Interest) were applied to assess sex offenders' response characteristics. 145 sex offenders were involved in this study, assigned to two different groups according to the age of victims; under the age of 13 versus 13 years or older. The analyses of variances presented significant differences between the two criterion groups, as expected. The child molesters whose victims were under 13 years old showed significantly lower emotional recognition ability than the child molester whose victims were 13 years of age or older. Also, that group of sex offenders considered as child molesters viewed significantly longer pictures of children compared to their correspondent group. In order to explore relative efficiency among predictors for distinguishing criterion groups, logistic regression analyses were produced. The results indicated viewing time on girls’ and male adults’ photo had strong efficacy to differentiate criterion groups. Child molesters watched girls’ photo longer but male adults’ photo shorter. However any scores of ERT-R did not produced significant results. Finally, these results were discussed for therapeutic purpose.

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아동성폭력범, 정서인식능력검사(ERT-R), 시각 반응 시간, 한국판 성적기호 평가도구(KASI), child molesters, Emotional Recognition Test-Revised (ERT-R), Korean Assessment for Sexual Interest (KASI)

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