Ecosystemic and Situational Determinants in the Onset of Youth-Perpetrated Sexual Offending

Autor/inn/en	Molnar, Timea; Rynne, John; Allard, Troy; McKillop, Nadine
Titel	Ecosystemic and Situational Determinants in the Onset of Youth-Perpetrated Sexual Offending
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 55 (2023) 6, S.1079-1097 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Molnar, Timea)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X221079658
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Sexual Abuse; Males; Interaction; Behavior; Crime; Motivation; Psychological Patterns; Peer Influence; Interpersonal Relationship; Victims; Environmental Influences; Context Effect; Preadolescents; Rape; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sexueller Missbrauch; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Interaktion; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Victim; Opfer; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Sexuelle Gewalt; Vergewaltigung; Australien
Abstract	This study examined specific circumstances precipitating onset sexual offenses in a sample of 278 Australian male youth who have sexually harmed. Offense narratives--a description of how the onset offense was initiated, interactions and behavior that took place leading up to, and during, the offense, and how the offense ended--were qualitatively coded to identify how the sexual offense incidents manifested, particularly the motivations that interacted with opportunities to engage in sexual offending behavior for the first time. Three overarching themes emerged: sexual curiosity and/or gratification in the context of usual activities, broader non-sexual offending behavior that resulted in an opportunistic encounter with the victim, and peer-related influences in the manifestation of sexual offending. The findings highlight the importance of ecosystemic and situational factors in the commission of youth-perpetrated sexual offending which could be addressed to prevent sexual violence. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01