Résumés
Résumé
À ce jour, il n’existe pas de consensus dans la littérature concernant les caractéristiques de l’agresseur sexuel sadique. Cette absence est largement due aux limitations des études portant sur ce phénomène. Par exemple, certaines études utilisent des définitions idiosyncratiques du sadisme sexuel, les échantillons étudiés sont hétérogènes, et la temporalité de ces études est souvent fixée à l’âge adulte. Afin de pallier ces limitations, nous avons entrepris d’identifier les caractéristiques distinctives des agresseurs sexuels sadiques (n = 69) et non-sadiques (n = 137) ciblant des femmes adultes, tous incarcérés au Québec, Canada. La Severe Sexual Sadism Scale (SESAS), un instrument validé empiriquement, a été utilisée pour classifier les agresseurs. Des analyses bivariées (chi-carré) ont été effectuées. Nos résultats ont révélé que les agresseurs sexuels sadiques et non-sadiques de femmes diffèrent sur plusieurs aspects, notamment sur les plans développemental, psychologique, sexologique et criminologique. Les implications théoriques et cliniques de nos résultats sont discutées.
Mots-clés :
- Sadisme sexuel,
- violeur,
- SESAS,
- développemental,
- comparaison
Abstract
To this day, there is no consensus in the academic literature regarding the characteristic of sadistic sexual offenders. This lack of consensus largely stems from the limitations of existing studies regarding this phenomenon. For instance, certain studies employ idiosyncratic definitions of sexual sadism, with the studied samples being heterogeneous, and the study timeframe often solely focusing on adulthood. To address these limitations, we sought to identify distinctive characteristics of both sadistic sexual offenders (n = 69), as well as non-sadistic offenders (n = 137) who target adult women, based on a sample of offenders incarcerated in Quebec, Canada. The Severe Sexual Sadism Scale (SESAS), an empirically validated instrument, was employed to classify these offenders. Bivariate (chi-square) analyses were performed, with our results revealing that female-targeting sadistic and non-sadistic sexual offenders differ in numerous ways, notably in their developmental, psychological, sexological and criminological dimensions. The theoretical and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
Keywords:
- Sexual sadism,
- rapist,
- SESAS,
- developmental,
- comparison
Resumen
Hoy en día no existe consenso en la literatura sobre las características del agresor sexual sádico. Esta falta de consenso se debe en gran medida a las limitaciones de los estudios sobre este fenómeno. Por ejemplo, algunos estudios utilizan definiciones idiosincrásicas de sadismo sexual, las muestras estudiadas son heterogéneas y el marco temporal de estos estudios a menudo se centra sólo en la edad adulta. Para hacer frente a estas limitaciones, nos propusimos identificar las características distintivas de los agresores sexuales sádicos (n = 69) y no sádicos (n = 137) dirigidos contra mujeres adultas, todos ellos encarcelados en Quebec, Canadá. Para clasificar a los agresores se utilizó la Severe Sexual Sadism Scale (SESAS), un instrumento validado empíricamente. Se realizaron análisis bivariados (chi-cuadrado). Nuestros resultados revelaron que los agresores sexuales sádicos y no sádicos difieren en varios aspectos, principalmente en lo que se refiere a su desarrollo y a aspectos psicológicos, sexológicos y criminológicos. El artículo discute las implicaciones teóricas y clínicas de nuestros hallazgos.
Palabras clave:
- Sadismo sexual,
- violador,
- SESAS,
- desarrollo,
- comparación
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