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SynthesisSexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment2026

A Meta-Analysis of Atypical Sexuality, Psychopathy, and Recidivism Associated With Victim Age Polymorphism.

Samantha K Williams, Desiree L Elchuk, Skye Stephens

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Synthesis in Sexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Samantha K WilliamsDepartment of Psychology, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS, Canada.ORCID 0009-0008-3498-8236
Desiree L ElchukDepartment of Psychology, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Skye StephensDepartment of Psychology, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0800-8341

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Victim age polymorphism describes a pattern of sexual offending in which individuals target victims from multiple distinct age categories (e.g., both child and adult victims). Research on victim age polymorphism and its association with risk-related domains - namely atypical sexuality and antisociality - and recidivism is mixed, potentially due to methodological differences across studies (e.g., how victim age is classified). This meta-analysis (

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Antisocial Personality DisorderCrime VictimsCriminalsParaphilic DisordersRecidivismSex OffensesAdultAge FactorsChildHumanscrossover offendingmixed offendingvictim agevictim age polymorphism

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PMID41579053
PMCPMC12916886

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