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Mass shooters who show signs of sexual frustration have more victims, on average, compared to other mass shooters, according to new research published in Homicide Studies. The findings provide evidence that sexual frustration is an important contributing factor to gun violence, and that these perpetrators differ from other mass shooters in terms of their psychological profiles and the types of attacks they carry out.
The motivation behind the study was to investigate the relationship between sexual frustration and public mass shootings in the United States. The researchers noted that recent concerns have focused on mass killings by involuntarily celibate men, commonly known as “incels.” While the vast majority of incels do not commit violent acts, the researchers hypothesized that sexual frustration may contribute to a social climate that increases the likelihood of mass killings.
“Mass killings by people who claim to be involuntarily celibate (i.e., ‘incels’) have received a tremendous amount of attention in recent years, and they appear to be a growing threat,” explained study authors Adam Lankford and Jason R. Silva, a criminology professor at The University of Alabama and an assistant criminal justice professor at William Paterson University, respectively.
“As a result, the U.S. Secret Service published a 2021 case study on a man who opened fire at a yoga studio in Tallahassee, Florida and shot six women. That perpetrator identified with incels, complained about the male ‘virginity burden,’ and had a history of sexual misconduct. But we suspected the problem of sexually frustrated mass shooters is far more extensive than most people realize, so we wanted to study it as rigorously as possible.”
The motivation behind the study was to investigate the relationship between sexual frustration and public mass shootings in the United States. The researchers noted that recent concerns have focused on mass killings by involuntarily celibate men, commonly known as “incels.” While the vast majority of incels do not commit violent acts, the researchers hypothesized that sexual frustration may contribute to a social climate that increases the likelihood of mass killings.
“Mass killings by people who claim to be involuntarily celibate (i.e., ‘incels’) have received a tremendous amount of attention in recent years, and they appear to be a growing threat,” explained study authors Adam Lankford and Jason R. Silva, a criminology professor at The University of Alabama and an assistant criminal justice professor at William Paterson University, respectively.
“As a result, the U.S. Secret Service published a 2021 case study on a man who opened fire at a yoga studio in Tallahassee, Florida and shot six women. That perpetrator identified with incels, complained about the male ‘virginity burden,’ and had a history of sexual misconduct. But we suspected the problem of sexually frustrated mass shooters is far more extensive than most people realize, so we wanted to study it as rigorously as possible.”
New study identifies sexual frustration as a significant factor in mass shootings
Mass shooters who show signs of sexual frustration have more victims, on average, compared to other mass shooters, according to new research published in Homicide Studies. The findings provide evidence that sexual frustration is an important contributing factor to gun violence, and that these...
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