TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Testosterone, sexuality and antisocial personality in rapists and child molesters: a pilot study
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Aromäki, Anu S.
A1  - Lindman, Ralf E.
A1  - Eriksson, C. J. Peter
SP  - 239
EP  - 247
VL  - 110
IS  - 3
N2  - 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -