Journal article
Pornography use and sexual aggression: the impact of frequency and type of pornography use on recidivism among sexual offenders
Abstract
In this study, we examined the unique contribution of pornography consumption to the longitudinal prediction of criminal recidivism in a sample of 341 child molesters. We specifically tested the hypothesis, based on predictions informed by the confluence model of sexual aggression that pornography will be a risk factor for recidivism only for those individuals classified as relatively high risk for re-offending. Pornography use (frequency and …
Authors
Kingston DA; Fedoroff P; Firestone P; Curry S; Bradford JM
Journal
Aggressive Behavior, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 341–351
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
7 2008
DOI
10.1002/ab.20250
ISSN
0096-140X