RT Article
T1 The impact of persistent deviant sexual interests and persistent low self-esteem on sexual homicide
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 42
IS 12
SP 1225
OP 1242
A1 Healey, Jay
A2 Beauregard, Eric
LA English
YR 2015
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1885082495
AB Major commonalities among sexual homicide models include the presence of deviant sexual interests and low self-esteem. Using a sample of violent sexual offenders who have either physically injured or killed their victim (n = 229), the current study investigates the impact of persistent deviant sexual interest(s) and persistent low self-esteem on sexual homicide. Findings suggest that both persistent deviant sexual interests and persistent low self-esteem are important predictors of sexual homicide. These findings suggest that there is a group of sexual murderers with low self-esteem who are driven by deviant sexual interests and may kill to satisfy their deviant sexual interests.
K1 deviant sexual interests
K1 low self-esteem
K1 paraphilias
K1 Sexual homicide
K1 Sexual sadism
K1 Sexual Violence
DO 10.1177/0093854815605874