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Rape and Coercion: Paraphilic Interests

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Biastophilic rapism; Coercive paraphilia; Nonconsensual; Paraphilic coercive disorder

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Paraphilia is defined as “any intense and persistent sexual interest other than sexual interest in genital stimulation or preparatory fondling with phenotypically normal, physically mature, consenting human partners.” Paraphilic coercive behaviors can be defined as “a distinct sexual preference for engaging in coercive sexual interactions over consensual sexual activity.”

Research on paraphilia and paraphilic disorders has grown immensely, with increasing interest in the association between paraphilias and sexually coercive behaviors (e.g., rape). Existing rapist typology models have allowed researchers to better understand these offenders’ various motivations and sources of sexual arousal, which include sexual arousal as a result of inflicting psychological or physical suffering on a victim or arousal as a result of dominance. These motivations have been similarly found among...

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  1. Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ, USA

    Cordelia D. Chou

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  1. Department of Psychology, Oakland University, ROCHESTER, MN, USA

    Todd K. Shackelford

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  1. Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA

    Todd K. Shackelford

  2. Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA

    Gavin Vance

  3. Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester Hills, MI, USA

    Madeleine K. Meehan

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Chou, C.D. (2023). Rape and Coercion: Paraphilic Interests. In: Shackelford, T.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08956-5_99-1

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