Hypersexual disorder and recidivism risk in individuals convicted of sexual offenses
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Hypersexual disorder and recidivism risk in individuals convicted of sexual offenses. / Gregório Hertz, Priscilla; Rettenberger, Martin; Turner, Daniel; Briken, Peer; Eher, Reinhard.
in: J FORENSIC PSYCHI PS, Jahrgang 30, Nr. 4, 18.03.2022, S. 572-591.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Hypersexual disorder and recidivism risk in individuals convicted of sexual offenses
AU - Gregório Hertz, Priscilla
AU - Rettenberger, Martin
AU - Turner, Daniel
AU - Briken, Peer
AU - Eher, Reinhard
PY - 2022/3/18
Y1 - 2022/3/18
N2 - Hypersexual disorder (HD) is characterized by an excessively increased frequency and intensity of sexual fantasies, urges, or behaviors and is a recidivsm risk factor for sexual offenses. The present study examined the relevance of HD in predicting sexual recidivism using previously proposed diagnostic criteria for DSM-5. First, we investigated the prevalence of HD in a sample of 418 adult men incarcerated for sexual offenses. Second, by using a follow-up period of M = 11.07 years (SD = 1.86), the accuracy of the HD criteria in predicting general sexual, contact sexual and violent recidivism was examined. Finally, the incremental predictive validity of HD beyond the Static-99 and the Stable-2007 was calculated. The proposed DSM-5 criteria were fulfilled by 6.6% of the sample. HD and two of its five diagnostic criteria exhibited significant correlations with sexual recidivism. A small significant predictive accuracy for contact sexual recidivism (AUC = .614) was found, which increased when a sum score of the five diagnostic criteria was used (AUC = .652). Finally, the HD sum score showed incremental predictive validity beyond the joint Static-99 and Stable-2007. Therefore, a more specific understanding of hypersexuality can contribute to risk management in the context of sexual (re-)offending.
AB - Hypersexual disorder (HD) is characterized by an excessively increased frequency and intensity of sexual fantasies, urges, or behaviors and is a recidivsm risk factor for sexual offenses. The present study examined the relevance of HD in predicting sexual recidivism using previously proposed diagnostic criteria for DSM-5. First, we investigated the prevalence of HD in a sample of 418 adult men incarcerated for sexual offenses. Second, by using a follow-up period of M = 11.07 years (SD = 1.86), the accuracy of the HD criteria in predicting general sexual, contact sexual and violent recidivism was examined. Finally, the incremental predictive validity of HD beyond the Static-99 and the Stable-2007 was calculated. The proposed DSM-5 criteria were fulfilled by 6.6% of the sample. HD and two of its five diagnostic criteria exhibited significant correlations with sexual recidivism. A small significant predictive accuracy for contact sexual recidivism (AUC = .614) was found, which increased when a sum score of the five diagnostic criteria was used (AUC = .652). Finally, the HD sum score showed incremental predictive validity beyond the joint Static-99 and Stable-2007. Therefore, a more specific understanding of hypersexuality can contribute to risk management in the context of sexual (re-)offending.
U2 - 10.1080/14789949.2022.2053183
DO - 10.1080/14789949.2022.2053183
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
VL - 30
SP - 572
EP - 591
JO - J FORENSIC PSYCHI PS
JF - J FORENSIC PSYCHI PS
SN - 1478-9949
IS - 4
ER -