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This version was published on April 1, 2008
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 52, No. 2, 185-195 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07307121
© 2008 SAGE Publications

Defense Styles of Pedophilic Offenders

Martin Drapeau

McGill University, Montreal, Canada, martin.drapeau{at}mcgill.ca

Véronique Beretta

University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Yves de Roten

University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Annett Koerner

University of Freiburg, Germany

Jean-Nicolas Despland

University of Lausanne, Switzerland

This pilot study investigated the defense styles of pedophile sexual offenders. Interviews with 20 pedophiles and 20 controls were scored using the Defense Mechanisms Rating Scales. Results showed that pedophiles had a significantly lower overall defensive functioning score than the controls. Pedophiles used significantly fewer obsessionallevel defenses but more major image-distorting and action-level defenses. Results also suggested differences in the prevalence of individual defenses where pedophiles used more dissociation, displacement, denial, autistic fantasy, splitting of object, projective identification, acting out, and passive aggressive behavior but less intellectualization and rationalization.

Key Words: defense mechanisms • pedophile • child molester • child abuse • sexual abuse • sexual offender


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