Citation

Dombert B, Mokros A, Brückner E, Schlegl V, Antfolk J, Bäckström A, Zappalà A, Osterheider M, Santtila P. Sex. Abuse 2013; 25(6): 557-582.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1079063212469062

PMID

23296092

Abstract

The implicit assessment of pedophilic sexual interest through viewing-time methods necessitates visual stimuli. There are grave ethical and legal concerns against using pictures of real children, however. The present report is a summary of findings on a new set of 108 computer-generated stimuli. The images vary in terms of gender (female/male), explicitness (naked/clothed), and physical maturity (prepubescent, pubescent, and adult) of the persons depicted. A series of three studies tested the internal and external validity of the picture set. Studies 1 and 2 yielded good-to-high estimates of observer agreement with regard to stimulus maturity levels by two methods (categorization and paired comparison). Study 3 extended these findings with regard to judgments made by convicted child sexual offenders.

Language: en