Formal help-seeking among community-based Czech individuals with sexual interest in minors is associated with the perceived urgency of self-identified concerns.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the community, there are non-forensic individuals who experience sexual interest in minors and have specific mental health needs and concerns. If left unaddressed, these issues may contribute to problematic sexual behaviors. Although supportive treatment programs are emerging in Czechia, self-motivated help-seeking remains generally low in this at-risk population.

Objective

To inform strategies for encouraging preventive service use, this study aimed to examine how past help-seeking experiences relate to factors that may influence the likelihood of seeking professional help, as identified in the literature.

Methods

An online survey was conducted with a purposive sample of 97 community-based, predominantly male, non-forensic adults whose responses to hypo

SUBMITTER: Martinec Novakova L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12460231 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature