Voyeurism and Exhibitionism

Abstract

To investigate the topics of looking and showing as they are expressed in conventional, unconventional, and deviant behaviors, nudists, college females, suburban husbands and wives, and male engineering students were administered the MMPI and DAP, Particularly when more subtle comparisons were made, nudists manifested more deviant features: sexual preoccupation, conflicts, inhibitions, and body-image distortion. Essentially, the nudist's concern with his body or the bodies of others seems to present a readiness for nudist behavior, but this readiness appears not to be uncommon in many people. Willingness to be nonconforming may be a critical aspect in determining nudism. The implications of the findings for voyeuristic and exhibitionistic behavior were considered.