Adult-as-Schoolgirl Sexual Fantasies: Investigating Their Relationship With Sexual Interest in Children Within a Male Sample

Abstract: Theory and research indicates that sexual fantasies about children are associated with child sexual abuse and the proclivity to engage in child sexual abuse. The present study aimed to add to the literature by examining whether sexual fantasies depicting an adult partner dressed in school uniform are related to a self-reported sexual interest/proclivity towards child sexual abuse. We also investigated whether Adult-as-Schoolgirl sexual fantasies are related to other factors underlying the reason for finding children sexually appealing (e.g. lower self-esteem, the need for sexual dominance, and innocence-related fantasies). The measures assessing each variable were completed in randomized order by 87 community males recruited online (after data cleaning). The results showed significant correlations between Adult-as-Schoolgirl sexual fantasies and the interest in/proclivity to sexually offend against children, as well as sexual fantasies about innocence in general. A direct multiple .... https://sotrap.psychopen.eu/index.php/sotrap/article/view/3069

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Adult-as-Schoolgirl Sexual Fantasies: Investigating Their Relationship With Sexual Interest in Children Within a Male Sample ; volume:15 ; number:1 ; day:22 ; month:07 ; year:2020 ; Sexual offending ; 15, Heft 1 (22.07.2020)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Maja Henek ; Ross M. Bartels

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/sotrap.3069
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020101214200394462898
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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