INVESTIGATION OF FACTORS RELATED TO SEXUAL OFFENDING BEHAVIOR OF ADOLESCENTS CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ABUSE CRIME

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Adolescence is a chaotic process due to its accelerated development in terms of bio-psycho-social respects.  Adolescence in which sexuality is started to be de-eply experienced, intense interest and curiosity toward sexuality occurs and sexual instincts are hardly controlled is a risky period regarding sexual crime be-havior. The aim of the study is investigating the factors that cause sexual offen-ding behavior in adolescence. To this end, comprehensive interviews were con-ducted with adolescents who are charged with sexual crimes. Additionally, envi-ronmental, cultural, individual and cognitive factors that might affect adolescent sexual offending were assessed.

Study group consists of 50 male adolescents who are charged with sexual offen-ding crime and 50 male adolescents who don’t have any criminal history. All participants are between 15 and 17 ages. Participants were asked to complete the interview form and fulfill  four scales, difficulties of emotional regulation, child-hood trauma, childhood narcissism, and the adolescent masculinity ideology in relationships. It is found that there is no meaningful difference between study group and control group regarding age of learning information about sexuality, however groups are significantly different in terms of their friends’ criminal his-tory and engaging in risky behavior  with their friends. In addition, study group has significantly higher scores on difficulties of emotional regulation and child-hood trauma scales; on the contrary, it is not found significant differences between groups in terms of childhood narcissism and the adolescent masculinity ideology in relationships scales.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Adolescence Sexual offending,Emotion Regulation,Childhood Trauma,Masculinity Ideology,Narcissism

CİNSEL İSTİSMAR SUÇUNDAN HÜKÜM ALAN ERGENLERİN CİNSEL SALDIRGAN DAVRANIŞLARIYLA İLİŞKİLİ FAKTÖRLERİN ARAŞTIRILMASI

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Ergenlik biyo-psiko-sosyal gelişimin çok hızlı olduğu çocukluk ve yetişkinlik arasında gelişimsel zorlanmaların sıklıkla yaşandığı kaotik bir süreçtir. Cinselli-ğin yoğun olarak hissedilmeye başlandığı, cinselliğe karşı yoğun ilgi ve merakın oluştuğu ve cinsel dürtülerin kontrol edilmesinde güçlüklerin yaşandığı ergenlik dönemi cinsel suç davranışı açısından riskli bir dönemdir. Bu çalışmada ergenlik döneminde görülen cinsel suç davranışının ortaya çıkmasında hangi faktörlerin etkili olduğu araştırılmak istenmektedir. Bu amaçla cinsel suç nedeniyle hüküm giymiş ergenlerle geniş görüşmeler yapılarak çocuğun suç davranışında etkili olabileceği düşünülen çevresel, kültürel, bireysel ve bilişsel faktörler değerlendi-rilmiştir. 

Çalışma grubu cinsel suçtan hükümlü bulunan 15-17 yaş aralığında 50 erkek er-gen ile herhangi bir suç kaydı olmayan 15-17 yaş aralığında 50 erkek ergenden oluşmaktadır. Katılımcılara araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan görüşme formu, duygu düzenlemede güçlükler ölçeği, çocukluk çağı travma ölçeği, çocukluk nar-sisizm ölçeği ve ergenlerin erkeklik algısı ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Araştırma ve kontrol grupları arasında cinsellikle ilgili bilgileri edinme yaşı açısından anlamlı bir farklılık olmadığı, buna karşın hükümlü gruptaki ergenlerin arkadaşlarının suç geçmişi ve arkadaşları ile birlikte suç sayılabilecek riskli davranışta bulunma oranlarının yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur. Hükümlülerin duygu düzenlemede güç-lük ve çocukluk çağı travma skorlarının kontrol grubuna kıyasla anlamlı düzeyde yüksek olduğu, ancak erkeklik algısı ve narsisizm skorları açısından gruplar ara-sında anlamlı bir farklılık olmadığı tespit edilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Ergen Cinsel Saldırganlığı,Duygu Düzenleme Becerileri,Çocukluk Travması,Erkeklik Algısı,Narsisizm

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