Visual Reaction Time and Plethysmography as Measures of Sexual Interest in Child Molesters-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Visual Reaction Time and Plethysmography as Measures of Sexual Interest in Child Molesters

Published:1998-04 Issue:2 Volume:10 Page:81-95
ISSN:1079-0632
Container-title:Sexual Abuse
language:en
Short-container-title:Sex Abuse

Author:

Abel Gene G.¹,Huffman Jeffrey²,Warberg Brent²,Holland Clarence L.³

Affiliation:

1. Behavioral Medicine Institute of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia 30327, Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303

2. Behavioral Medicine Institute of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia 30327

3. Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Abstract

It is important to determine the sexual interests of those accused of child molestation. Visual reaction time and plethysmography are two means of measuring sexual interest with some objectivity, but there has been no direct comparison of these methodologies. The reliability and validity of visual reaction time and plethysmography were evaluated in groups of individuals with sexual interest in children of various ages and genders. Results showed that both methods of assessment had a high reliability and validity. Visual reaction time has the added advantages that it can be used without nude slides and is a briefer assessment.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,General Psychology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/107906329801000202

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