Aggression and Social Anxiety Are Associated with Sexual Offending Against Children

Thijs KantersDepartment of Psychiatry, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, in association with Forensic Psychiatric Center De Kijvelanden;Forensic Outpatient Clinic De Waag, De Forensische Zorgspecialisten, Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]

Ruud H. J. HornsveldDepartment of Psychiatry, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

Kevin L. NunesDepartment of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Almar J. ZwetsKijvelanden Academy for Research and Innovation Development (KARID), Forensic Psychiatric Center De Kijvelanden, Poortugaal, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands;Faculty of Social Sciences, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

Nicole M. L. BuckDepartment of Psychiatry, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands;Kijvelanden Academy for Research and Innovation Development (KARID), Forensic Psychiatric Center De Kijvelanden, Poortugaal, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

Peter MurisDepartment of Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands;Faculty of Social Sciences, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

Hjalmar J. C. van MarleDepartment of Psychiatry, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands;Kijvelanden Academy for Research and Innovation Development (KARID), Forensic Psychiatric Center De Kijvelanden, Poortugaal, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

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Aggression and Social Anxiety Are Associated with Sexual Offending Against Children

Table 1. Differences in self-reported levels of aggression, social anxiety, and social skills between child sexual abusers, rapists, and nonsexual violent offenders (all inpatients), corrected for age differences.

Table 2. Differences in self-reported levels of aggression, social anxiety, and social skills between inpatient child sexual abusers and outpatient child sexual abusers.

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Table 1. Differences in self-reported levels of aggression, social anxiety, and social skills between child sexual abusers, rapists, and nonsexual violent offenders (all inpatients), corrected for age differences.

Table 2. Differences in self-reported levels of aggression, social anxiety, and social skills between inpatient child sexual abusers and outpatient child sexual abusers.

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