ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Typologies and Psychological Profiles of Child Sexual Abusers: An Extensive Review.
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- Crossing the Line: A Critical Systematic Review of Escalation Crossover Offending in Online Child Sexual Exploitation.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2026Pooled it
- The Relation Between Psychopathy and Sexual Aggression: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of personality · 2026Pooled it
- The role of cognitive distortion in criminal behavior: a systematic literature review.BMC psychology · 2024Pooled it
- The Link between Individual Personality Traits and Criminality: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- The Person Behind the Crime: Life Stories of Women and Men Who Committed Sexual Crimes.Sexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment · 2026Article
- Identifying the Demographic and Internet Use Characteristics of Technology-Facilitated Child Sex Offenders Operating in the Australian, U.S. and U.K. General Population.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2026Article
- The mediating role of expectational trust in the relationship between emotional intelligence and awareness about child sexual abuse perpetrators.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Prevalence of pedophilia in a forensic psychiatric population in Switzerland: a comparative study of contact vs non-contact and pedophilic vs non-pedophilic offenders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Support, snacks, and a tailored approach to empower recovery: professionals' insights on supporting children victimized by online child sexual abuse.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Child Sexual Abuse Reported to an Urban Public Hospital in Southern India, 2019-22.Indian pediatrics · 2023Article
- Child sexual abuse prevention: A qualitative study of teachers' educational needs.Belitung nursing journal · 2023Article
- The Mediating Role of Forgiveness and Self-Efficacy in the Relationship Between Childhood Maltreatment and Treatment Motivation Among Malaysian Male Drug Addicts.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Child sexual abuse is a public health issue that has been associated with a variety of negative health outcomes. Child sexual abusers constitute a heterogeneous population of individuals. This review lays out an overview of the current understanding of typologies and psychological profiles of child sexual abusers. Typologies of child sexual abusers in general and online child sexual abusers are reviewed to summarise the existing knowledge. Psychological traits including personality traits, cognitive distortion, empathy, and impulsivity are examined to provide a wider perspective of the psycho-criminogenic factors of child sexual abuse. Although past research on child sexual abusers has provided insights into the organisation and classification of different types of child sexual abusers, the classification of these typologies has drawn widespread criticisms. In this review, we discuss the challenges and limitations pertaining to the existing typologies and studies related to the psychological profile of child sexual abusers.
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