Abstract
Abstract By comparing histories of childhood sexual and physical abuse in child molesters and violent offenders against children, evidence was obtained relating to cycles of physical abuse. Theorists have postulated that control issues play a role in perpetuating cycles of sexual abuse. Two measures of control were explored: desire for control and locus of control. Scores on the desirability of control measure were found significantly higher for violent offenders than for child molesters and on both measures were found significantly higher for victims of physical abuse than for those who were not victimized as children. It is therefore postulated that a high desire for control and an external locus of control may be important in perpetuating cycles of violence and contributing to multifactor explanations of the aetiology of abuse.
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