Sexual posttraumatic stress among investigators of child sexual abuse material

IF 1.3 3区社会学 Q3 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Policing-A Journal of Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1093/police/paad052

Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Kim J Mitchell, Jennifer E O’Brien

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Abstract

Abstract The current study aims to examine the sexual posttraumatic stress symptoms (sexual PTSS) among investigators of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Previous findings indicated that sexual PTSS has a unique impact on mental health and well-being compared with traditional PTSS, highlighting a gap in the literature on how exposure to CSAM affects investigators, including their sexual lives. This study sought to fill this gap by examining the sexual PTSS of CSAM investigators. The sample included 500 participants (61% male and 37.4% female) who were police investigators, forensic examiners, and others connected with the criminal justice system across the USA. Participants answered questions about their CSAM exposure and mental health (depression, anxiety, PTSS, and sexual PTSS). The study found that the content of CSAM, mental health symptomatology, being a female investigator, and live streaming of CSAM were associated with increased sexual PTSS. The results suggest that viewing CSAM may affect the sexual response of some investigators and that certain aspects of the job may increase the risk of sexual PTSS. The study highlights the need for wellness programs to provide support related to the possible effects of CSAM on investigators’ sexual response.

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儿童性虐待材料调查人员的创伤后性应激

摘要本研究旨在探讨儿童性虐待材料(CSAM)调查人员的性创伤后应激症状(sexual ptsd)。先前的研究结果表明，与传统的创伤后应激障碍相比，性创伤后应激障碍对心理健康和福祉有独特的影响，突出了文献中关于暴露于CSAM如何影响调查人员，包括他们的性生活的空白。本研究试图通过检查CSAM调查人员的性创伤后应激障碍来填补这一空白。样本包括500名参与者(61%为男性，37.4%为女性)，他们是美国各地的警察调查员、法医审查员和其他与刑事司法系统有关的人员。参与者回答了关于他们的CSAM暴露和心理健康(抑郁、焦虑、创伤后应激障碍和性创伤后应激障碍)的问题。研究发现，CSAM的内容、心理健康症状、作为女性研究者、CSAM的直播与性创伤后应激障碍的增加有关。结果表明，观看CSAM可能会影响一些调查人员的性反应，并且工作的某些方面可能会增加性创伤后应激障碍的风险。该研究强调了健康项目的必要性，以提供与CSAM对调查人员性反应可能产生的影响相关的支持。

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Policing-A Journal of Policy and Practice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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3.10

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11.10%

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