Psychological aspects of sexual functioning among cleric and noncleric alleged sex offenders

Cleric sexual misconduct with minors is a problem receiving increased attention from the media, victims groups, and church authorities. Mental health professionals are increasingly being asked to assist church and civil authorities to help better understand the problem of cleric sexual misconduct wi...

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description Cleric sexual misconduct with minors is a problem receiving increased attention from the media, victims groups, and church authorities. Mental health professionals are increasingly being asked to assist church and civil authorities to help better understand the problem of cleric sexual misconduct with minors. In the current study we compared self-reported sexual functioning among cleric alleged child molesters, noncleric alleged child molesters, and normal control subjects. We hypothesized clerics would differ from nonclerics and normals in reported sexual functioning. Our sample included 30 Roman Catholic clerics and 39 nonclerics who were alleged to have engaged in sexual misconduct with minors, and 38 normal control subjects, all of whom took the Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory (DSFI) as part of their forensic psychiatric evaluation. Our results indicated clerics were more likely to report fewer victims, older victims, and victims of male gender than noncleric alleged child molesters. Clerics differed from nonclerics and normal control subjects on several dimensions of self-reported sexual functioning. Lower offense rate histories among clerics suggest that, as a group, clerics may be less seriously psychologically disordered than noncleric child molesters. Low DSFI scores among Roman Catholic clerics may be accounted for in part by their unique training and socialization process. Future studies should attempt to study the influence of social desirability on DSFI scores. Normative data from nonoffending celibate clergy are needed. Les mauvaises conduites sexuelles du clergé face aux mineurs constituent un problème qui attire de plus en plus l'attention des médias, des groupes de victimes et des autorités religieuses. Les professionnels de la santé mentale sont de plus en plus sollicités pour assister les autorités civiles et religieuses à mieux comprendre ce problème. La présente étude compare le fonctionnement sexuel signalé par les curés, qui sont accusés d'avoir molesté des enfants à celui des personnes non religieuses, accusées des mêmes méfaits et à un groupe contrôle de sujets normaux. L'hypothèse posée a été que les curés rapporteraient des fonctionnements sexuels différents des agresseurs non religieux et des sujets normaux. Notre étude comporte 30 curés de l'Eglise Catholique Romaine et 39 non religieux, accusés de mauvaises conduites sexuelles avec des mineurs et 38 sujets normaux (contrôles), qui ont tons été soumis au “Derogatis Sexua
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Lower offense rate histories among clerics suggest that, as a group, clerics may be less seriously psychologically disordered than noncleric child molesters. Low DSFI scores among Roman Catholic clerics may be accounted for in part by their unique training and socialization process. Future studies should attempt to study the influence of social desirability on DSFI scores. Normative data from nonoffending celibate clergy are needed. Les mauvaises conduites sexuelles du clergé face aux mineurs constituent un problème qui attire de plus en plus l'attention des médias, des groupes de victimes et des autorités religieuses. Les professionnels de la santé mentale sont de plus en plus sollicités pour assister les autorités civiles et religieuses à mieux comprendre ce problème. La présente étude compare le fonctionnement sexuel signalé par les curés, qui sont accusés d'avoir molesté des enfants à celui des personnes non religieuses, accusées des mêmes méfaits et à un groupe contrôle de sujets normaux. L'hypothèse posée a été que les curés rapporteraient des fonctionnements sexuels différents des agresseurs non religieux et des sujets normaux. Notre étude comporte 30 curés de l'Eglise Catholique Romaine et 39 non religieux, accusés de mauvaises conduites sexuelles avec des mineurs et 38 sujets normaux (contrôles), qui ont tons été soumis au “Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory” (DSFI) dans le cadre de leur évaluation psychiatrique légale. Nos résultats indiquent que les curés abordaient plus fréquemment moins de victimes, des victimes plus âgées et de sexe masculin que les personnes non religieuses, accusées d'agressions sexuelles. Les curés différaient des non religieux et du groupe contrôle dans plusieurs aspects de leurs déclarations personnelles sur leur fonctionnement sexuel. La fréquence plus basse d'histoires d'agressions chez les curés suggérerait qu'en tant que groupe, ceux-ci pourraient être moins sérieusement troublés psychologiquement que les non religieux. Les scores bas de DSFI chez les curés catholiques romains pourraient être liés en partie à leur formation particulière et à leur procédure de socialisation. Des études ultérieures devraient s'attacher à l'influence du désir socialisation sur les scores de DSFI. Des donnés de référence concernant des curés célibataires non-agresseurs seraient aussi nécessaires. La atención de los medios de comunicación social, los grupos de víctimas y las autoridades eclesiales aumenta por las ofensas sexuales de clérigos con menores. Las solicitudes a los profesionales de la salud mental aumentan para ofrecer asistencia a las autoridades eclesiales y civiles a comprender mejor el problema de las ofensas sexuales de los clérigos con menores. En el presente estudio comparamos el auto-reporte de funcionamiento sexual en supuestos clérigos ofensores sexuales de menores, ofensores de menores no cléricales, y sujetos normales de control. Presentamos la hipótesis de que los clérigos reportarían diferencias en su funcionamiento sexual diferente a los no-cléricales y los normales. Nuestra muestra incluyó 30 clérigos católicos romanos, 39 no-clérigos que se alegaba habían cometidos ofensas sexuales con menores, y 38 sujetos normales de control, todos los cuales completaron el Inventario Derogatis de Funcionamiento Sexual (IDFS) como parte de su evaluación psiquiátrica forense. 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Les curés différaient des non religieux et du groupe contrôle dans plusieurs aspects de leurs déclarations personnelles sur leur fonctionnement sexuel. La fréquence plus basse d'histoires d'agressions chez les curés suggérerait qu'en tant que groupe, ceux-ci pourraient être moins sérieusement troublés psychologiquement que les non religieux. Les scores bas de DSFI chez les curés catholiques romains pourraient être liés en partie à leur formation particulière et à leur procédure de socialisation. Des études ultérieures devraient s'attacher à l'influence du désir socialisation sur les scores de DSFI. Des donnés de référence concernant des curés célibataires non-agresseurs seraient aussi nécessaires. La atención de los medios de comunicación social, los grupos de víctimas y las autoridades eclesiales aumenta por las ofensas sexuales de clérigos con menores. 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Abstracts (ASSIA)</collection><collection>Social Services Abstracts</collection><collection>Sociological Abstracts (pre-2017)</collection><collection>Sociological Abstracts</collection><collection>Sociological Abstracts</collection><collection>ProQuest Criminal Justice (Alumni)</collection><collection>ProQuest Health &amp; Medical Complete (Alumni)</collection><collection>Sociological Abstracts (Ovid)</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><jtitle>Child abuse &amp; neglect</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Haywood, Thomas W.</au><au>Kravitz, Howard M.</au><au>Grossman, Linda S.</au><au>Wasyliw, Orest E.</au><au>Hardy, Daniel W.</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><ericid>EJ525988</ericid><atitle>Psychological aspects of sexual functioning among cleric and noncleric alleged sex offenders</atitle><jtitle>Child abuse &amp; neglect</jtitle><addtitle>Child Abuse Negl</addtitle><date>1996-06-01</date><risdate>1996</risdate><volume>20</volume><issue>6</issue><spage>527</spage><epage>536</epage><pages>527-536</pages><issn>0145-2134</issn><eissn>1873-7757</eissn><coden>CABND3</coden><abstract>Cleric sexual misconduct with minors is a problem receiving increased attention from the media, victims groups, and church authorities. Mental health professionals are increasingly being asked to assist church and civil authorities to help better understand the problem of cleric sexual misconduct with minors. In the current study we compared self-reported sexual functioning among cleric alleged child molesters, noncleric alleged child molesters, and normal control subjects. We hypothesized clerics would differ from nonclerics and normals in reported sexual functioning. Our sample included 30 Roman Catholic clerics and 39 nonclerics who were alleged to have engaged in sexual misconduct with minors, and 38 normal control subjects, all of whom took the Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory (DSFI) as part of their forensic psychiatric evaluation. Our results indicated clerics were more likely to report fewer victims, older victims, and victims of male gender than noncleric alleged child molesters. Clerics differed from nonclerics and normal control subjects on several dimensions of self-reported sexual functioning. Lower offense rate histories among clerics suggest that, as a group, clerics may be less seriously psychologically disordered than noncleric child molesters. Low DSFI scores among Roman Catholic clerics may be accounted for in part by their unique training and socialization process. Future studies should attempt to study the influence of social desirability on DSFI scores. Normative data from nonoffending celibate clergy are needed. Les mauvaises conduites sexuelles du clergé face aux mineurs constituent un problème qui attire de plus en plus l'attention des médias, des groupes de victimes et des autorités religieuses. Les professionnels de la santé mentale sont de plus en plus sollicités pour assister les autorités civiles et religieuses à mieux comprendre ce problème. La présente étude compare le fonctionnement sexuel signalé par les curés, qui sont accusés d'avoir molesté des enfants à celui des personnes non religieuses, accusées des mêmes méfaits et à un groupe contrôle de sujets normaux. L'hypothèse posée a été que les curés rapporteraient des fonctionnements sexuels différents des agresseurs non religieux et des sujets normaux. Notre étude comporte 30 curés de l'Eglise Catholique Romaine et 39 non religieux, accusés de mauvaises conduites sexuelles avec des mineurs et 38 sujets normaux (contrôles), qui ont tons été soumis au “Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory” (DSFI) dans le cadre de leur évaluation psychiatrique légale. Nos résultats indiquent que les curés abordaient plus fréquemment moins de victimes, des victimes plus âgées et de sexe masculin que les personnes non religieuses, accusées d'agressions sexuelles. Les curés différaient des non religieux et du groupe contrôle dans plusieurs aspects de leurs déclarations personnelles sur leur fonctionnement sexuel. La fréquence plus basse d'histoires d'agressions chez les curés suggérerait qu'en tant que groupe, ceux-ci pourraient être moins sérieusement troublés psychologiquement que les non religieux. Les scores bas de DSFI chez les curés catholiques romains pourraient être liés en partie à leur formation particulière et à leur procédure de socialisation. Des études ultérieures devraient s'attacher à l'influence du désir socialisation sur les scores de DSFI. Des donnés de référence concernant des curés célibataires non-agresseurs seraient aussi nécessaires. La atención de los medios de comunicación social, los grupos de víctimas y las autoridades eclesiales aumenta por las ofensas sexuales de clérigos con menores. Las solicitudes a los profesionales de la salud mental aumentan para ofrecer asistencia a las autoridades eclesiales y civiles a comprender mejor el problema de las ofensas sexuales de los clérigos con menores. En el presente estudio comparamos el auto-reporte de funcionamiento sexual en supuestos clérigos ofensores sexuales de menores, ofensores de menores no cléricales, y sujetos normales de control. Presentamos la hipótesis de que los clérigos reportarían diferencias en su funcionamiento sexual diferente a los no-cléricales y los normales. Nuestra muestra incluyó 30 clérigos católicos romanos, 39 no-clérigos que se alegaba habían cometidos ofensas sexuales con menores, y 38 sujetos normales de control, todos los cuales completaron el Inventario Derogatis de Funcionamiento Sexual (IDFS) como parte de su evaluación psiquiátrica forense. Nuestros resultados indicaron que los clérigos tenían más probabilidad de tener menos victimas, victimas de más edad, y víctimas de sexo masculino que los supuestos ofensores sexuales no-cléricales. Los clérigos diferían de los no-clérigos y los sujetos normales de control en varias dimensiones del funcionamiento sexual auto-reportado. El puntaje menor de ofensas en las historias de clérigos sugiere que, como grupo, los clérigos pueden estar menos seriamente afectados psicológicamente que los ofensores de niños no-clérigos. Los puntajes bajos en el IDFS entre los clérigos católicos romanos pueden explicarse en parte por el singular entrenamiento y proceso de socialización. Estudios futuros deberían tratar de estudiar la influencia de la conveniencia social en los puntajes del IDSF. Se necesitan datos normativos de clérigos célibes no-ofensores.</abstract><cop>Oxford</cop><cop>New York, NY</cop><pub>Elsevier Ltd</pub><pmid>8800527</pmid><doi>10.1016/0145-2134(96)00034-8</doi><tpages>10</tpages></addata></record>
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subjects Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Catholicism
Child
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse, Sexual - psychology
Child molestation
Child sexual abuse
Child, Preschool
Clergy
Clergy - psychology
Cleric sexual misconduct
Criminals
Female
Humans
Incest - psychology
Infant
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders
Middle Aged
Personality Inventory
Psychological aspects
Psychological Patterns
Psychological profiles
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Religion and Psychology
Roman Catholic Church
Severity (of Disability)
Sex crimes
Sex Offenses - psychology
Sexual Abuse
Sexual disorders
Sexual functioning
Sexuality
Social behavior disorders. Criminal behavior. Delinquency
Social Desirability
Socialization
title Psychological aspects of sexual functioning among cleric and noncleric alleged sex offenders
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