Sex Drive as a Possible Mediator of the Gender Difference in the Prevalence of Paraphilic Interests in a Nonclinical Sample

Levaque, Enya; Dawson, Samantha J.; Wan, Cynthia; Lalumière, Martin L.

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“…Also female in Egypt if exposed to frotteuristic or any act she doesn't call the police fearing of stigma adding to this that community refer this to defect in her appearance and if she want to inform legal authorities her family will refuse to Some stated the difference in prevalence between studies is expected as many of them did not use the diagnostic criteria found in DSM. Simons and Carey, [12] found that only 16% of 51 studies used the DSM diagnostic criteria. [12] also, O'Donoghue et al [13] highlighted concerns over the reliability and validity of the diagnosis stating there is a lack of information on the individual, there is clinical subjectivity, and it is unclear how the assessor has arrived at the conclusion that it is "recurrent and intense" Also some studies use the terminology interest to denote desire only while others to study both act and desire.…”

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“…Simons and Carey, [12] found that only 16% of 51 studies used the DSM diagnostic criteria. [12] also, O'Donoghue et al [13] highlighted concerns over the reliability and validity of the diagnosis stating there is a lack of information on the individual, there is clinical subjectivity, and it is unclear how the assessor has arrived at the conclusion that it is "recurrent and intense" Also some studies use the terminology interest to denote desire only while others to study both act and desire. In current study 12.5% males had more than one paraphilic behavior experience (tab.5)…”

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Prevalence of paraphilic interests among adults in Egypt

Gaber¹,

Emam²

2023

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Background: The Paraphilia now around the world occupy an important position in medicine. Term “paraphilia” (from the Greek “para,” meaning “beside, aside,” and “philia,” meaning “love”) is currently used in psychiatry to define “anomalous” sexual interests. Objectives: Studying prevalence of paraphilic behaviors and interests in a sample of 200 males and 200 females in the population aged from (18 – 45). Methods: Communication was done with different online groups and sites to conduct this cross sectional study. These aimed to orient them about the aim and procedures of the study and explained its benefits. Admins of these groups were helpful but refused to put the name of the groups in the work. admins collected the answered questionnaire to protect identity and privacy of respondents. This study was approved by ethical committee of the Faculty of Medicine Menoufia University. Results: The overall prevalence of paraphilic behavior experience was found 21% with prevalence significantly higher in men than women. The most common paraphilic experience was frotteurism then voyeurism followed by fetishism then pedophilia. Conclusion: It was concluded that paraphilia is not an uncommon behavior in our community. It exists in both sexes but higher among men.

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Prevalence of paraphilic interests among adults in Egypt

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Emam²

2023

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“…Recent research has demonstrated that paraphilic interests are positively associated with subsequent involvement in paraphilic activities [51][52][53], which include sexual activities that are inherently illegal (i.e., sexual offending) if they are acted upon nonconsenting individuals (e.g., biastophilia (sexual arousal from sexually assaulting nonconsenting victims), hebephilia (perverse attraction to pubescent children), pedophilia, sadism, and frotteurism). Paraphilic interests are considered a motivational factor for some sexual offenses (e.g., biastophilia, sadism, and pedophilia) [54].…”

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Risky Sexual Behavior, Paraphilic Interest, and Sexual Offending: The Study of a Community Sample of Young Adults in Hong Kong

Chan

Myers

2023

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Limited information is available on the prevalence and nature of sexual offending in Hong Kong. This cross-sectional study seeks to explore the role of risky sexual behavior (RSB) and paraphilic interests in self-reported sexual offending behavior (i.e., nonpenetrative-only, penetrative-only, and nonpenetrative-plus-penetrative sexual assault) in a community sample of young adults in Hong Kong. Using a large sample (N = 1885) of university students, the lifetime prevalence of self-reported sexual offending was 18% (n = 342; 23% males (n = 166), 15% females (n = 176)). Based on the study subsample of 342 participants who self-reported sexual offending (aged 18–35), the findings indicated that males reported significantly higher levels of general, penetrative-only, nonpenetrative-plus-penetrative sexual assault; and paraphilic interest in voyeurism, frotteurism, biastophilia, scatophilia, and hebephilia than females; while females reported a significantly higher level of transvestic fetishism than males. No significant difference was found in RSB between males and females. Logistic regressions found that the participants who possessed a higher level of RSB, particularly penetrative behaviors, and paraphilic interest in voyeurism and zoophilia were less likely to engage in a nonpenetrative-only sexual offense. Conversely, the participants who possessed higher levels of RSB, especially penetrative behaviors, and paraphilic interest in exhibitionism and zoophilia, were more likely to engage in nonpenetrative-plus-penetrative sexual assault. The implications for practice in areas such as public education and offender rehabilitation are discussed.

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“…Furthermore, paraphilia can only be clinically diagnosed if the paraphilic interest is recurrent, persistent, essential for sexual enjoyment, and leads to substantial distress or weakened occupational functioning. Recent studies [e.g., ( 49 – 51 )] found that men generally are less repulsive (or more sexual arousal) than women for most paraphilic interests [e.g., ( 49 – 51 )]. Of note, these studies recruited mostly nonclinical samples.…”

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Youth sexual offending in Hong Kong: examining the role of self-control, risky sexual behaviors, and paraphilic interests

Chan

2023

Front. Psychiatry

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IntroductionLittle is known about the nature and prevalence of sexual offending among youth in Hong Kong.MethodsTesting self-control theory and sexual health risk factors (i.e., risky sexual behaviors [general and two subtypes] and paraphilic interests [general and 14 subtypes]), the prevalence of self-reported sexual offending behaviors (i.e., threat of sexual assault, penetrative sexual assault, and nonpenetrative sexual offense) was examined in a community-based sample of 863 young people (aged 17 to 20) in Hong Kong.ResultsIn this study, men reported significantly higher levels of threat of sexual assault and of general and 12 subtypes of paraphilic interests than women; and women reported a significantly higher level of a specific paraphilic interest subtype (i.e., transvestic fetishism) than men. Logistic regressions found that, in general, a low level of self-control and high levels of risky sexual behaviors and paraphilic interests were important factors in the participants’ likelihood of issuing threats of sexual assault and engaging in penetrative and nonpenetrative sexual assault.DiscussionImportant practical implications for reducing the tendency of young people to engage in sexual offending behavior can be derived from this study.

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Sex Drive as a Possible Mediator of the Gender Difference in the Prevalence of Paraphilic Interests in a Nonclinical Sample

Cited by 10 publications

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Prevalence of paraphilic interests among adults in Egypt

Prevalence of paraphilic interests among adults in Egypt

Risky Sexual Behavior, Paraphilic Interest, and Sexual Offending: The Study of a Community Sample of Young Adults in Hong Kong

Youth sexual offending in Hong Kong: examining the role of self-control, risky sexual behaviors, and paraphilic interests

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