pedophilia and sexual offending against children ch.1 defining pedophilia
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How is pedophilia defined clinically?
A recurrent, intense sexual attraction to prepubescent children
What are some of the ways attraction to children can be manifested?
Sexual thoughts or urges, fantasies, sexual arousal or behavior
What can pedophilia be like in its strongest, most exclusive form?
Pedophiles can be attracted to only children and not adults
What proportion of pedophiles have exclusive and non-exclusive attraction?
Researchers do not know
The Beier study
358 help-seeking individuals concerned about their sexual interest in children, 60% were classified as pedophiles and 28% were classified as hebephiles
What further descriptions did the pedophilic group in the Beier study have?
61% had an exclusive interest in children, with equal numbers preferring girls or boys
How many participants were in the Hsu study?
1,189
Of the boy-attracted pedophiles in the Hsu study, what percent reported exclusive attraction?
44%
Of the girl-attracted pedophiles in the Hsu study, what percentage reported exclusive attraction?
59%
Chronophilia
A term coined by Money(1986) to refer to variations in sexual age interests
What does existing evidence say about the chronophilic preference of women?
Most are teleiophiles
What age group are pedophiles attracted to specifically?
Prepubescent children
Nepiophilia
Attracted to infants or toddlers
Hebephilia
Attracted to pubescent children
Ephebophilia
Attracted to post-pubescent youth who are not yet sexually mature
What is the species-typical attraction of humans?
Young, sexually mature adults
Mesophilia
Attraction to middle-aged persons
Gerontophilia
Attraction to the elderly