Abstract
The present study explored the differential effect of sexual abuser’s gender and familial cultures of incest on the adaptation of male juveniles who subsequently sexually offended (JSOs; n = 176; age, M = 16.05 years, SD = .27, range = 12-22). Although female-perpetrated childhood sexual abuse is usually theorized to be less harmful than male-perpetrated abuse, JSOs who were sexually abused by females reported the same levels of Emotional Dysregulation, Callousness/ Manipulativeness, and Sexualization as did JSOs who were sexually abused by males. Implications of these findings are discussed.