Despite indications that acts
of frotteurism and exhibitionism are frequent occurrences, these sexual
paraphilias have received little empirical attention. To address this gap in
our knowledge about these paraphilias, 459 undergraduate students in a major
metropolitan city completed a self-report measure designed to investigate the
frequency and correlates of frotteurism and exhibitionism.
Results indicate a
high rate of victimization among female college students for both paraphilias.
Furthermore, acts of frotteurism and exhibitionism most often occurred in
places related to public transportation (e.g., subway trains or platforms) in
this urban setting.
In addition, victims reported a number of negative outcomes
as a consequence of victimization, including feelings of violation, changes in
behavior, and even long-term psychological distress. Older females were the
most likely to be victimized.
These findings are discussed as they pertain to
the prevention and deterrence of paraphilic sexual acts.
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- 1University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
- 2John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY, USA ejeglic@jjay.cuny.edu.
- 3John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY, USA.
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