RT Article
T1 Sexually Frustrated Mass Shooters: A Study of Perpetrators, Profiles, Behaviors, and Victims
JF Homicide studies
VO 28
IS 2
SP 196
OP 219
A1 Lankford, Adam 1979-
A2 Silva, Jason
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1887108750
AB Although several mass killings by incels have received much attention, the overall phenomenon of sexually frustrated offenders seems even larger. This study drew from a recently developed sexual frustration theory to closely examine public mass shooters in the United States from 1966 to 2021 (n = 178). Results showed that some sexually frustrated perpetrators just wanted sex, while others lusted after unavailable partners or had illegal urges that were difficult to satisfy. Quantitative analyses indicated that compared to other mass shooters, sexually frustrated perpetrators were more frequently young, male, unmarried, childless, and unemployed. They were also more likely to be misogynistic, sex offenders, and fame-seekers, and their attacks killed significantly more female victims. Concerted efforts to reduce toxic masculinity and provide better guidance to young men could help reduce this threat.
K1 Sex offending
K1 Misogyny
K1 sexual frustration theory
K1 MASS shootings
K1 incels
DO 10.1177/10887679221106975