Is paraphilic coercion a different construct from sadism or the lower end of an agonistic continuum?

Death in Sadistic Sexual Crimes: A Neural Network Analysis of Factors Associated With a Lethal Outcome

“…Nitschke et al (2009), as well as Mokros et al (2012), noted, for instance, that extreme sexual behaviors, such as mutilation of sexual and nonsexual parts of the victim’s body as well as the insertion of foreign objects into the victim’s bodily orifices, are especially uncommon. These findings were confirmed by Longpré et al (2020) who found that both anal and vaginal insertion of objects, as well as torture, are sexual behaviors associated with the severe end of the sadistic continuum. Although these studies proposed and provided some evidence consistent with a continuous concept of sexual sadism, they did not provide clear answers as to which sadistic behaviors are associated with a lethal outcome in sexual crimes.…”

“…As to the significant factors associated with the expression of sexual sadism, our findings indicated that when individuals engaged in gratuitous violence toward or wounding of the victim, inserted foreign objects into victims’ bodily orifices, and mutilated sexual and nonsexual parts of the victims’ bodies, a lethal outcome was more likely to occur. These results can be compared with previous studies that identified such behaviors as being the least commonly observed and associated with the severe end of the agonistic continuum (Longpré et al, 2020; Mokros et al, 2012; Nitschke et al, 2009). While these studies did not formally associate these behaviors with a lethal outcome, they assumed that they constituted the most severe sadistic behaviors observed.…”

“…The idea that sexual sadism constitutes a continuum ranging from noncoercive fantasies/behaviors to severe sexual sadism has also been proposed (Knight, 2010; Longpré et al, 2020). Knight (2010) suggested that paraphilic coercive disorder and sadism are distributed in a single continuum (i.e., agonistic continuum) varying from no coercive fantasies to torturing during sex.…”

“…Knight (2010) suggested that paraphilic coercive disorder and sadism are distributed in a single continuum (i.e., agonistic continuum) varying from no coercive fantasies to torturing during sex. In such perspective, Longpré et al (2020) noted that the killing of someone (i.e., erotophonophilia) could constitute the higher end of the sadism agonistic continuum. The presence of such a continuum for sexual sadism assumes that some sadistic behaviors corresponding to the expression of sadistic sexual fantasies are more severe than others.…”

Reconnaître et gérer les conséquences du harcèlement dans l’espace « public »

“…Ils montrent d'une part que le (i) harcèlement sexuel et la (ii) coercition sexuelle sont très fortement liés et qu'ils sont prédits par les mêmes facteurs [37], mais aussi que l'un et l'autre constituent avec le (iii) Continuum agonistic (Agonistic continuum) les trois composantes de comportements sexuels abusifs (sexual misconduct) [36]. Pour rappel, le Continuum agonistic est une large variété de comportements sexuels incluant le trouble coercitif paraphilique et le sadisme sexuel [43] (en lien une gradation de fantasmes sadiques -depuis l'absence ou la présence de fantasmes coercitifs, des fantasmes inhérents au bondage, à l'humiliation, au fait d'infliger des blessures à quelqu'un ou d'autres préjudices graves jusqu'à la torture).…”