Citation

Aromäki AS, Lindman RE, Eriksson CJ. Psychiatry Res. 2002; 110(3): 239-247.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Abo Akademi University, FIN-20500 Turku, Finland. anu_aromaki@hotmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12127474

Abstract

Morning and afternoon levels of saliva testosterone levels in Finnish imprisoned rapists (n = 10) and child molesters (n = 10) were compared to those in randomly selected control subjects (n = 31). The associations of saliva testosterone with sexual behavior and antisocial personality traits were explored in all groups. The sexual offenders and control subjects did not differ in the between-subjects main effect estimated for the averaged morning and afternoon testosterone levels. Seven rapists and three child molesters met the criteria for antisocial personality disorder (ASP). In the sexual offenders, a summed ASP index was positively correlated with mean saliva testosterone. Sexual activity as estimated from self-reports of sexual intercourse and masturbation was significantly related to testosterone in both rapists and child molesters but not in the control males. The implications of these results are discussed.

Language: en