The basis of the abused abuser theory of pedophilia: A further elaboration on an earlier study

@article{Freund1994TheBO,
  title={The basis of the abused abuser theory of pedophilia: A further elaboration on an earlier study},
  author={Kurt Freund and Michael E. Kuban},
  journal={Archives of Sexual Behavior},
  year={1994},
  volume={23},
  pages={553-563}
}
The connection between the retrospective self-report of sexual abuse in child-hood by an adult person, and (i) erotically preferred age bracket and (ii) type of offense, was investigated in 303 heterosexual males. This group consisted of 83 pedophilic sex offenders against female children, 52 sex offenders against female children who erotically preferred adult women, 34 sex offenders against adult women, and 134 volunteer controls. An earlier exploratory investigation with somewhat smaller… 
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