Do Biological And Sociological Incest Offenders Differ?
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Overview
Sexual abuse is often perpetrated by incest offenders, there is little research that specifically focuses on this type of offending.
Summary
Research on child sexual abuse tends to focus on contact offending in a general sense or on abuse perpetrated by non-family members.
In a meta-analysis published in 2017 the authors, Pullman et. al, sought to study whether there were differences between biological and sociological incest offending.
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Reference
SOURCE RESEARCH
Differences between biological and sociolegal incest offenders: A meta-analysis
Pullman, L.E., Sawatsky, M.L., Babchishin, K.M., McPhail, I. V. & Seto, M.C. (2017). Differences between biological and sociolegal incest offenders: A meta-analysis. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 34, 228-237.
Published: 2017
Research type: Meta-Analysis
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