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Stigmatization of Paraphilias and Psychological Conditions Linked to Sexual Offending

Alexander F. SchmidtSara JahnkeRobert Lehmann

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StereotypingSociology and Political ScienceParaphilic DisordersSexual BehaviorSocial Stigma05 social sciencesMEDLINEmedicine.diseaseGender StudiesPedophiliaHistory and Philosophy of Science050903 gender studiesmedicineHumansParaphilia0509 other social sciencesPsychologyPedophiliaGeneral PsychologyClinical psychology

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Except for pedophilia, little is known about public attitudes toward paraphilias and psychological conditions that are considered risk factors for sexual offending. In the present study we sought to compare the stigma attached to pedophilia with attitudes toward sexual sadism and antisocial tendencies (Study 1,

https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1754748