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Sadism among sexual homicide offenders:Validation of the Sexual Sadism Scale [PDF]
Sexual sadism is assumed to be a crucial factor in sexual homicide. Prevalence estimates vary greatly due to differences in the definition of sexual sadism.
Mokros, Andreas +3 more
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The latent network of sadism and schadenfreude
Sadism, defined as a predisposition towards gaining pleasure from harming others, is a personality trait linked to bullying, cyber-aggression, revenge, and real-world violence (Buckels et al., 2013; van Geel et al., 2017).
David Chester, Drew M. Parton
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The Relation Between Psychopathy and Sexual Aggression: A Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objective Psychopathy is a multifaceted, hierarchical construct that has been linked to aggression and antisocial behavior. The triarchic model of psychopathy comprises three underlying, distinct trait domains: boldness, disinhibition, and meanness.
Packer West M +4 more
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This study examines relations between sadism and helping, psychological distress, and task ...
Charlotte Kinrade Cease
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This study examines relations between sadism and helping ...
Charlotte Kinrade Cease
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Creating evil: Can sadism be induced? [PDF]
Sadism, as with other dark personality features, is generally considered to be a relatively stable trait. However, there has been little examination of the extent to which sadism may also be a state dependent characteristic.
Leonie Themelidis, Jason Davies
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This study examines sadism and selectively exposing others to confirming vs.
Danielle E. Witt
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MTC Sadism Scale: Toward a Dimensional Assessment of Severe Sexual Sadism With Behavioral Markers
Sadism was initially described as the experience of sexual pleasure produced by acts of cruelty and bodily punishment. Sadism was conceptualized as if sadists were fundamentally different from nonsadists.
Nicholas Longpré +7 more
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An Outline of a Theory of Play
Play is often dismissed as trivial, yet it is a fundamental and adaptive aspect of human and mammalian life. This paper develops a sociological theory of play, treating it as a total social fact that spans biological, psychological, and social dimensions.
Seth Abrutyn
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Consent and Gender‐Based Violence: R v Hobday
This note analyses the Court of Appeal decision in R v Hobday in the context of the longstanding but controversial caselaw on the relevance of consent to offences of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) or above. It considers whether the vulnerabilities of victims of gender‐based violence are adequately recognised by the judiciary in an area ...
Mandy Burton
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