title: Direct and indirect measures of sexual maturity preferences differentiate subtypes of child sexual abusers.
abstract: To aid risk assessment, management, and treatment planning it is essential to assess child sexual abusers' deviant sexual interests (DSI) and preferences (DSP) for sex with children. However, measurement of DSI/DSP is fraught with psychometric problems. In consequence, research interest has shifted to latency-based indirect measures as a measurement approach to complement self-report and physiological assessment. Utilizing the Explicit and Implicit Sexual Interest Profile (EISIP)-a multimethod approach consisting of self-report, viewing time, and Implicit Association Test (IAT) DSI/DSP measures-we replicated phallometric DSI/DSP differences between child sexual abuser subgroups in a sample of intrafamilial, extrafamilial, and child pornography offenders. DSI/DSP was associated with recidivism risk, offense-behavioral measures of pedophilic interest, and sexual fantasizing. It also negatively correlated with antisociality. Distinguishing between child sexual abuser subtypes and being related to recidivism risk, the EISIP is a useful tool for sexual offender assessments.
authors.affiliation: University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: Alexander F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gykiere
authors.forename: Kris
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vanhoeck
authors.forename: Ruth E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Banse
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D057237:Criminals / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010378:Pedophilia / Q000523:psychology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Implicit Association Test; antisociality; deviant sexual interest; sexual fantasy; viewing time