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Pornography, Sex Crime, and Paraphilia

Authors: William A. Fisher, Taylor Kohut, Lisha A. Di Gioacchino, Paul Fedoroff

Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports | Issue 6/2013

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Abstract

The current paper reviews research findings concerning the association of pornography with sexual violence and paraphilic interests. Little clarity concerning the causal impact of pornography on sexual aggression or child-oriented sexual behavior has been achieved in the scientific literature. Laboratory experimentation demonstrates that violent pornography may contribute to antiwoman aggression, but the artificiality and constraints of the experimental setting severely limit generalization of these findings to real-world situations, and observational studies in natural settings consistently find no association or an inverse association of pornography with sexual aggression. In addition, although pedophiles often use child pornography, the causal impact of child pornography on child sexual offending is not conclusive. The current analysis considers the confluence of predisposing factors and pornography use as issues requiring clinical judgment in the reduction of sexual aggression and management of paraphilic interest in children.

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Title: Pornography, Sex Crime, and Paraphilia
Authors: William A. Fisher
Taylor Kohut
Lisha A. Di Gioacchino
Paul Fedoroff
Publication date: 01-06-2013
Publisher: Current Science Inc.
Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports / Issue 6/2013
Print ISSN: 1523-3812
Electronic ISSN: 1535-1645
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-013-0362-7

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