Hybristophilia: Study links TikTok to women’s sexual attraction to criminals

Hybristophilia: Study links TikTok to women’s sexual attraction to criminals

Ted Bundy had courtroom groupies. Jeffrey Dahmer and Richard Ramirez were sent love letters in prison. Now, in the age of social media, thousands like, share, and thirst in the comments over stylized fan edits of serial killers. There’s a term for this psychological phenomenon: hybristophilia.  A new study has found a connection between young women’s engagement with this type of TikTok content and their sexual attraction to criminals.  Those who…