Sexuality and autistic-like symptoms in juvenile sex offenders: A follow-up after 8 years

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dc.contributor.authorBaarsma, M. E., Boonmann, C., Hart-Kerkhoffs, L. A., Graaf, H., Doreleijers, T. A., Vermeiren, R. R., & Jansen, L. M.
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-12T17:49:08Z
dc.date.available2016-10-12T17:49:08Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractJuveniles who have committed a sexual offense (JSOs) are thought to have abnormal sexual development, as well as increased ASD symptoms. In the current study, sexual development and behavior, as well as stability of ASD-like symptoms were assessed in a sample of 44 male JSOs (mean age 24.7 ± 1.5 years) 8 years after their sexual offence. JSOs exhibited less knowledge of sexuality, less positive attitudes towards pornography and more often reported having been a victim of verbal sexual intimidation than a matched normal population sample. ASD symptoms were relatively stable over the 8 years follow-up, indicating that social difficulties in JSOs may be part of life-long autistic-like traits. However, ASD symptoms were not related to alterations in sexual development or behavior. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationBaarsma, M. E., Boonmann, C., Hart-Kerkhoffs, L. A., Graaf, H., Doreleijers, T. A., Vermeiren, R. R., & Jansen, L. M. (2016). Sexuality and autistic-like symptoms in juvenile sex offenders: a follow-up after 8 years. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 1-13.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs10803-016-2805-6.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2990
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of autism and developmental disordersen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectsexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectminorsen_US
dc.subjectperpetratorsen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleSexuality and autistic-like symptoms in juvenile sex offenders: A follow-up after 8 yearsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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