The present study examined the extent to which the use of multiple measures of pedophilic
interest improved on the diagnostic accuracy of any single measure. Seventy-two child …

Psychological assessments of sex offenders involve evaluating deviant sexual arousal. We
evaluated 24 male alleged child molesters and 23 normal control subjects, comparing self …

Previous literature on typologies of child molesters has separated groups into those that
display a primary sexual orientation to children (the pedophile) versus those where children …

The phallometric responses of child molesters and rapists were assessed using two
assessments of sexual arousal to children. Groups responded to both audiotaped depictions …

154 Ss were tested using penile plethysmography as part of intake into a voluntary inpatient
sex offender treatment program. The testing protocol included slide stimuli of nude males …

The presence of sexual arousal to children or a sexual preference for children are commonly
hypothesized as being related to child molesting. Sexual arousal and sexual preference do …

Among child molesters, phallometrically measured sexual interest in children is associated
with having male victims, multiple victims, younger victims, and extrafamilial victims. These …

This study assessed the reliability and validity of a visual reaction time (VRT) measure of
sexual interest (GG Abel, J. Huffman, B. Warberg, & CL Holland, 1998) and the penile …

Affinity is a computerized assessment tool that combines viewing time and self-report
measures of sexual interest. The present study was designed to assess the diagnostic …

One hundred thirty child sexual abusers were diagnosed using each of following four
methods:(a) phallometric testing,(b) strict application of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of …