Assessing sexual arousal with adolescent males who have offended sexually: self-report and unobtrusively measured viewing time.

Sex Abuse

Sexual Abuse: Family Education & Treatment (SAFE-T) Program, Thistletown Regional Centre, Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services, SAFE-T Program, 51 Panorama Crt., Toronto, M9V 4L8, Ontario, Canada.

Published: October 2006

Sexual arousal was assessed using three approaches: the Affinity (Version. 1.0) computerized assessment of unobtrusively measured viewing time (VT), Affinity self-report ratings of sexual attractiveness, and a self-report sexual arousal graphing procedure. Data were collected from 78 males, aged 12-18 (M=15.09; SD=1.62), who acknowledged their sexual assaults. The pattern of responses to all three assessment techniques was remarkably similar, with maximal sexual interest demonstrated and reported for adolescent and adult females. Both self-report procedures could significantly distinguish those adolescents who assaulted a child from those who assaulted peers or adults. The self-report procedures could also significantly discriminate those adolescents with male child victims. The Affinity VT approach significantly differentiated those adolescents who assaulted male children from those who assaulted other individuals. No assessment technique could accurately identify those adolescents with exclusively female child victims. Overall, the results suggest that structured, self-report data regarding sexual interests can be useful in the assessment of adolescents who have offended sexually.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1764595PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107906320601800406DOI Listing

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