RT Article
T1 Interventions for Pedohebephilic Arousal in Men Convicted for Sexual Offenses Against Children: A Meta-Analytic Review
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 47
IS 10
SP 1319
OP 1339
A1 Mcphail, Ian V.
A2 Olver, Mark E.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1768407851
AB Given the centrality of pedohebephilic interest in understanding sexual offending against children, several interventions have been developed to help men manage or inhibit their sexual arousal to children to reduce the intensity of their experience of such arousal. A meta-analytic review was conducted to examine the effectiveness of interventions for managing pedohebephilic arousal, as measured by phallometric testing. A systematic literature review identified 23 within-group design studies and 18 single-case design studies (N = 1,071) for analysis. Behavioral and pharmacological interventions showed moderate to large effects for reducing pedohebephilic arousal. Moderator analyses suggest that men with high pretreatment pedohebephilic arousal showed the greatest reductions in arousal. Small effects were found for comprehensive treatment programs; none of the interventions had the effect of increasing sexual arousal to adults. These results support the effectiveness of behavioral and pharmacological interventions for managing pedohebephilic arousal in men convicted of sexual offenses against children.
K1 Intervention
K1 Meta-analysis
K1 pedohebephilia
K1 Pedophilia
K1 Treatment
DO 10.1177/0093854820916774