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The Prevalence of Sexual Interest in Children and Sexually Harmful Behavior Self-Reported by Men Recruited Through an Online Crowdsourcing Platform

Ó Ciardha, Caoilte, Ildeniz, Gaye, Karoğlu, Nilda (2021) The Prevalence of Sexual Interest in Children and Sexually Harmful Behavior Self-Reported by Men Recruited Through an Online Crowdsourcing Platform. Sexual Abuse, . ISSN 1079-0632. (doi:10.1177/10790632211013811) (KAR id:87506)

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Abstract

This study examined the feasibility of using crowdsourcing to recruit men who self-report sexual interest in children or sexually problematic behavior involving children. Crowdsourcing refers to the use of the internet to reach a large number of people to complete a specific task. A non-representative sample of males (n = 997) participated in a brief self-report survey examining age of attraction, sexual interest in children, proclivity toward sexual offenses involving children, and history of sexual offending. Almost a quarter of the sample (23.1%) indicated some degree of sexual interest in children, propensity to sexually offend against children, and/or actual offending behavior. We present our data broken down by type of interest or behavior, and examine the frequency of these outcomes. Findings are likely to be of value to those considering the viability of crowdsourcing to overcome the limitations or challenges of face-to-face research on stigmatizing interests and behaviors. Findings also contribute to estimating prevalence of self-reported sexual interest in children, and sexual offending behavior towards children, across different countries.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1177/10790632211013811
Uncontrolled keywords: crowdsourcing; self-report; sexual interest in children, sexual offense proclivity; sexual offending against children
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Caoilte O Ciardha
Date Deposited: 08 Apr 2021 16:18 UTC
Last Modified: 04 Jul 2023 13:43 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/87506 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Ó Ciardha, Caoilte.

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Ildeniz, Gaye.

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Karoğlu, Nilda.

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