Measuring Incestuous Sexual Interest in a Sample of Fathers
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Overview
A study to set a baseline for incestuous sexual offenders for psychosexual evaluations and risk assessments using a community sample of fathers from North America.
Summary
When conducting psychosexual evaluations and risk assessments, some measure of sexual interest is often used.
Normally, either the Penile Plethysmograph (PPG) or the ABEL screen, which is a visual reaction time (VRT) measure of sexual interest, are used.
Studies looking at VRT, particularly, in incest offenders are scarce. There are no known studies looking at sexual interest based on VRT in a community sample (non-offending) of fathers.
Determining Incestuous Sexual Interest
This 2022 study recruited 652 men from the United States and Canada to participate in an online study measuring:
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Reference
SOURCE RESEARCH
Viewing Time Measures of Sexual Interest and Sexual Offending Propensity: An Online Survey of Fathers
Pezzoli, P., Babchishin, K., Pullman, L., & Seto, M.C. (2022). Viewing Time Measures of Sexual Interest and Sexual Offending Propensity: An Online Survey of Fathers. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51: 4097-4110
Published: 2022
Research type: Survey Study
Jurisdiction: United States
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