Compulsive Sexual Behavior in Sexual Offenders

Last Updated on September 24th, 2026 at 08:44 pm
Originally Published on April 6th, 2022 at 08:00 am

Overview

How does Compulsive Sexual Behavior manifest and correlate across populations?

Summary

While many individuals may have some type of compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) or pornography addiction as a mitigating factor for their sexual offending, there is very little research that specifically looks at the CSB in sexual offenders.  With the acceptance of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD) by the World Health Organization in their ICD-11

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Reference

SOURCE RESEARCH

Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Sexual Offending: Differences in cognitive schemas, sensation seeking and impulsivity

Efrati, Y., Shukron, O., Epstein, R. (2019). Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Sexual Offending: Differences in cognitive schemas, sensation seeking and impulsivity. Journal of Behavioral Addictions

DOI: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.36

Published: 2019

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