Abstract
This study examined differential levels of psychopathy and sexualization among samples of sexual offenders, non-sexual offenders, and non-offenders. The current study also examined the role of sexual coercion in the domains of psychopathy and sexualization. Adult males convicted of sexual crimes, adult males convicted of nonsexual crimes, and adult males with no criminal histories were administered the Multidimensional Assessment of Sex and Aggression (MASA). Participants self-reported within the MASA whether or not they had every used coercion or force to attempt or complete sexual intercourse with a woman. On all scales of psychopathy and sexualization, sexual offenders and nonsexual offenders were statistically significantly higher than non-offender controls. Regardless of criminality, individuals who were convicted of sexually coercive crimes and individuals who reported sexually coercive behavior were significantly higher on all psychopathy and sexualization scales than their non-coercive counterparts.