Effects of the sex of the perpetrator on victims’ subsequent sexual behaviors and adulthood sexual orientations
Data from 2,828 female and 1,556 male adult participants from a general population convenience sample were used to measure the effect of the sex of the perpetrator on the adult sexual orientation of the victims of child sexual abuse (CSA) by adult male or female perpetrators and early incest with pa...
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| author | Sandra S. Stroebel Stephen L. O’Keefe Karen Griffee Karen V. Harper-Dorton Keith W. Beard Debra H. Young Sam Swindell Walter E. Stroupe Kerri Steele Megan Lawhon Shih-Ya Kuo |
| author_facet | Sandra S. Stroebel Stephen L. O’Keefe Karen Griffee Karen V. Harper-Dorton Keith W. Beard Debra H. Young Sam Swindell Walter E. Stroupe Kerri Steele Megan Lawhon Shih-Ya Kuo |
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| description | Data from 2,828 female and 1,556 male adult participants from a general population convenience sample were used to measure the effect of the sex of the perpetrator on the adult sexual orientation of the victims of child sexual abuse (CSA) by adult male or female perpetrators and early incest with parents or early incest with siblings. Sexual behaviors with female perpetrators tended to promote an orientation toward sex with females and analogous behaviors with male perpetrators tended to promote an orientation toward sex with males in victims of both sexes. Many forms of incest or CSA increased the likelihood the victims would subsequently engage in behaviors with other partners or begin masturbating using adult male or female images. The subsequent early behaviors with other partners and masturbating using images of both male and female adults significantly enhanced or attenuated the conditioning resulting from interacting with the initial perpetrator. The victims’ adult sexual orientations could be statistically predicted using regression equations that took into account the sexual behaviors with both adult and underage partners and whether or not the participant had masturbated using images of male or female adults. The results were consistent with conditioning and counter-conditioning theories. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea639a1d33c444ef99f78aed802e938e2022-12-21T22:12:35ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Psychology2331-19082018-12-015110.1080/23311908.2018.15644241564424Effects of the sex of the perpetrator on victims’ subsequent sexual behaviors and adulthood sexual orientationsSandra S. Stroebel0Stephen L. O’Keefe1Karen Griffee2Karen V. Harper-Dorton3Keith W. Beard4Debra H. Young5Sam Swindell6Walter E. Stroupe7Kerri Steele8Megan Lawhon9Shih-Ya Kuo10Marshall University Graduate CollegeMarshall UniversityConcord UniversityWest Virginia UniversityMarshall UniversityMarshall UniversityLewis UniversityWest Virginia State UniversityWest Virginia State UniversityMarshall UniversityWest Virginia State UniversityData from 2,828 female and 1,556 male adult participants from a general population convenience sample were used to measure the effect of the sex of the perpetrator on the adult sexual orientation of the victims of child sexual abuse (CSA) by adult male or female perpetrators and early incest with parents or early incest with siblings. Sexual behaviors with female perpetrators tended to promote an orientation toward sex with females and analogous behaviors with male perpetrators tended to promote an orientation toward sex with males in victims of both sexes. Many forms of incest or CSA increased the likelihood the victims would subsequently engage in behaviors with other partners or begin masturbating using adult male or female images. The subsequent early behaviors with other partners and masturbating using images of both male and female adults significantly enhanced or attenuated the conditioning resulting from interacting with the initial perpetrator. The victims’ adult sexual orientations could be statistically predicted using regression equations that took into account the sexual behaviors with both adult and underage partners and whether or not the participant had masturbated using images of male or female adults. The results were consistent with conditioning and counter-conditioning theories.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2018.1564424sexual orientationincestchild sexual abuseclassical conditioningoperant conditioningcounter conditioning |
| spellingShingle | Sandra S. Stroebel Stephen L. O’Keefe Karen Griffee Karen V. Harper-Dorton Keith W. Beard Debra H. Young Sam Swindell Walter E. Stroupe Kerri Steele Megan Lawhon Shih-Ya Kuo Effects of the sex of the perpetrator on victims’ subsequent sexual behaviors and adulthood sexual orientations Cogent Psychology sexual orientation incest child sexual abuse classical conditioning operant conditioning counter conditioning |
| title | Effects of the sex of the perpetrator on victims’ subsequent sexual behaviors and adulthood sexual orientations |
| title_full | Effects of the sex of the perpetrator on victims’ subsequent sexual behaviors and adulthood sexual orientations |
| title_fullStr | Effects of the sex of the perpetrator on victims’ subsequent sexual behaviors and adulthood sexual orientations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of the sex of the perpetrator on victims’ subsequent sexual behaviors and adulthood sexual orientations |
| title_short | Effects of the sex of the perpetrator on victims’ subsequent sexual behaviors and adulthood sexual orientations |
| title_sort | effects of the sex of the perpetrator on victims subsequent sexual behaviors and adulthood sexual orientations |
| topic | sexual orientation incest child sexual abuse classical conditioning operant conditioning counter conditioning |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2018.1564424 |
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