Viewing Time Behavior in a Diverse Sample of 320 Pedohebephilic and Teleiophilic Men Who Have Committed Child Sexual Offense and Who Have Not.

ABSTRACT: With this study, we explored the complex interplay between sexual preference, behavior, and viewing time (VT) as an assessment tool for pedohebephilic interest by using a 2 × 2 factorial design. The design included two factors: sexual preference (pedohebephilic vs. teleiophilic) and history of child sexual abuse (with vs. without a prior child sexual offense [CSO]). A total of 320 men participated, including individuals with a sexual preference for children (n = 151) and those with a preference for adults (n = 169), encompassing those who had committed a CSO (n = 102) and those who had not (n = 218). By crossing these factors, the study investigated how preference and offense history interact to influence VT. Both ipsatized and raw VT data were analyzed. The clinical diagnosis of pedohebep

SUBMITTER: Hoffmann C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12917018 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature