title: More Than a Nuisance: The Prevalence and Consequences of Frotteurism and Exhibitionism.
abstract: Despite indications that acts of frotteurism and exhibitionism are frequent occurrences, these sexual paraphilias have received little empirical attention. To address this gap in our knowledge about these paraphilias, 459 undergraduate students in a major metropolitan city completed a self-report measure designed to investigate the frequency and correlates of frotteurism and exhibitionism. Results indicate a high rate of victimization among female college students for both paraphilias. Furthermore, acts of frotteurism and exhibitionism most often occurred in places related to public transportation (e.g., subway trains or platforms) in this urban setting. In addition, victims reported a number of negative outcomes as a consequence of victimization, including feelings of violation, changes in behavior, and even long-term psychological distress. Older females were the most likely to be victimized. These findings are discussed as they pertain to the prevention and deterrence of paraphilic sexual acts.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY, USA ejeglic@jjay.cuny.edu.
authors.forename: Elizabeth L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Jeglic
authors.affiliation: John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calkins
authors.affiliation: University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Tatar
mesh_terms: D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005084:Exhibitionism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012938:Social Perception; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014843:Voyeurism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: exhibitionism; frotteurism; paraphilias