Although emotional congruence
with children (ECWC) is a risk factor for sexual offending against children,
its conceptual validity has hardly been researched. This study aims to explore
the construct of ECWC by evaluating the factor structure of the Child
Identification Scale (CIS-R) and its relation to facets of sexual preference
and child sexual abuse behaviors.
It was hypothesized that the measure
comprises consistent subscales that are differently associated with aspects of
sexual preference and sexual offending against children. CIS-R data of a sample
of 217 adult male pedophiles from the community were used for an exploratory
principal component analysis (PCA). Group comparisons and a multinomial
logistic regression analysis were conducted after including a non-pedophilic
control group of 22 adult men. PCA revealed a three-factor solution for the
CIS-R accounting for 30% of variance. Group comparisons found differences in
overall scores and the factor labeled “Attachment to Children” between
subgroups of sexual age and gender preference, but not between contact, online,
and non-offenders.
The regression analysis showed a pedophile sexual preference
and the interaction between a hebephile sexual age preference and the factor
“Attachment to Children” being associated with past offending behavior. The
results indicate a wish to attach to children as core feature of the CIS-R
measure assessing ECWC. It is discussed whether this is an inherent feature of
pedophilia or rather an independent aspect being differently distinct in
pedophiles.
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By:
- Anna Konrad, Institute of Sexology and Sexual Medicine, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Luisenstr. 57, 10117 Berlin, Germany. Email: anna.konrad@charite.de
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