NDLI: Regression to the Mean Mimicking Changes in Sexual Arousal to Child Stimuli in Pedophiles

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Mokros, Andreas Habermeyer, Elmar
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	The sexual preference for prepubertal children (pedophilia) is generally assumed to be a lifelong condition. Müller et al. (2014) challenged the notion that pedophilia was stable. Using data from phallometric testing, they found that almost half of 40 adult pedophilic men did not show a corresponding arousal pattern at retest. Critics pointed out that regression to the mean and measurement error might account for these results. Müller et al. contested these explanations. The present study shows that regression to the mean in combination with low reliability does indeed provide an exhaustive explanation for the results. Using a statistical model and an estimate of the retest correlation derived from the data, the relative frequency of cases with an allegedly non-pedophilic arousal pattern was shown to be consistent with chance expectation. A bootstrap simulation showed that this outcome was to be expected under a wide range of retest correlations. A re-analysis of the original data from the study by Müller et al. corroborated the assumption of considerable measurement error. Therefore, the original data do not challenge the view that pedophilic sexual preference is stable.
Starting Page	1863
Ending Page	1867
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00040002
Journal	Archives of Sexual Behavior
Volume Number	45
Issue Number	7
e-ISSN	15732800
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-11-19
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Phallometry Plethysmography Pedophilia Index Pedophilia DSM-5 Sexual Behavior Public Health Social Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Arts and Humanities Psychology

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Inhibiting Sexual Arousal to Children: Correlates and Its Influence on the Validity of Penile Plethysmography

Pedophilia, Hebephilia, and the DSM-V

The DSM Diagnostic Criteria for Pedophilia

Stability of Self-Reported Arousal to Sexual Fantasies Involving Children in a Clinical Sample of Pedophiles and Hebephiles

Feederism: An Exaggeration of a Normative Mate Selection Preference?

Pedophilia: A Diagnosis in Search of a Disorder

Diffusion Tensor Imaging of Pedophilia

Handedness in Pedophilia and Hebephilia

Hebephilia: A Postmortem Dissection

Regression to the Mean Mimicking Changes in Sexual Arousal to Child Stimuli in Pedophiles

Similar Documents

Inhibiting Sexual Arousal to Children: Correlates and Its Influence on the Validity of Penile Plethysmography

Pedophilia, Hebephilia, and the DSM-V

The DSM Diagnostic Criteria for Pedophilia

Stability of Self-Reported Arousal to Sexual Fantasies Involving Children in a Clinical Sample of Pedophiles and Hebephiles

Feederism: An Exaggeration of a Normative Mate Selection Preference?

Pedophilia: A Diagnosis in Search of a Disorder

Diffusion Tensor Imaging of Pedophilia

Handedness in Pedophilia and Hebephilia

Hebephilia: A Postmortem Dissection

Regression to the Mean Mimicking Changes in Sexual Arousal to Child Stimuli in Pedophiles