TY - JOUR
T1 - Pornography Use by Sex Offenders at the Time of the Index Offense
T2 - Characterization and Predictors
AU - Saramago, Mariana A.
AU - Cardoso, Jorge
AU - Leal, Isabel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/8/18
Y1 - 2019/8/18
N2 - The purpose of this study was to characterize and predict sex offenders’ pornography consumption at the time of the index offense. Participants were 146 male sex offenders incarcerated in a Portuguese prison establishment. A semi-structured interview and the Wilson Sex Fantasy Questionnaire were administered. While for some individuals pornography did not appear to play a role in their offenses, there were others whose prolonged use led to more sex fantasies and urges to enact the visualized contents. As pornography does not have the same effects on all people, management officials should bear this in mind when tailoring specific treatment programs.
AB - The purpose of this study was to characterize and predict sex offenders’ pornography consumption at the time of the index offense. Participants were 146 male sex offenders incarcerated in a Portuguese prison establishment. A semi-structured interview and the Wilson Sex Fantasy Questionnaire were administered. While for some individuals pornography did not appear to play a role in their offenses, there were others whose prolonged use led to more sex fantasies and urges to enact the visualized contents. As pornography does not have the same effects on all people, management officials should bear this in mind when tailoring specific treatment programs.
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U2 - 10.1080/0092623X.2018.1562501
DO - 10.1080/0092623X.2018.1562501
M3 - Article
C2 - 30896374
AN - SCOPUS:85063133559
SN - 0092-623X
VL - 45
SP - 473
EP - 487
JO - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
JF - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
IS - 6
ER -
