Universität zu Köln

Jahnke, Sara ORCID: 0000-0002-9725-7384, Imhoff, Roland ORCID: 0000-0003-0807-463X and Hoyer, Juergen ORCID: 0000-0002-1697-6732 (2015). Stigmatization of People with Pedophilia: Two Comparative Surveys. Arch. Sex. Behav., 44 (1). S. 21 - 35. NEW YORK: SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS. ISSN 1573-2800

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Abstract

Despite productive research on stigma and its impact on people's lives in the past 20 years, stigmatization of people with pedophilia has received little attention. We conducted two surveys estimating public stigma and determining predictors of social distance from this group. In both studies, pedophilia was defined as a dominant sexual interest in children. The survey was comprised of items measuring agreement with stereotypes, emotions, and social distance (among others). Responses were compared with identical items referring to either people who abuse alcohol (Study 1), sexual sadists or people with antisocial tendencies (Study 2). Study 1 was conducted in two German cities (N = 854) and Study 2 sampled 201 English-speaking online participants. Both studies revealed that nearly all reactions to people with pedophilia were more negative than those to the other groups, including social distance. Fourteen percent (Study 1) and 28 % (Study 2) of the participants agreed that people with pedophilia should better be dead, even if they never had committed criminal acts. The strongest predictors of social distance towards people with pedophilia were affective reactions to this group (anger and, inversely, associated, pity) and the political attitude of right-wing authoritarianism (Study 1). Results strongly indicate that people with pedophilia are a stigmatized group who risk being the target of fierce discrimination. We discuss this particular form of stigmatization with respect to social isolation of persons with pedophilia and indirect negative consequences for child abuse prevention.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Jahnke, Sara UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-9725-7384 UNSPECIFIED Imhoff, Roland UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-0807-463X UNSPECIFIED Hoyer, Juergen UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-1697-6732 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-417927
DOI:	10.1007/s10508-014-0312-4
Journal or Publication Title:	Arch. Sex. Behav.
Volume:	44
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 21 - 35
Date:	2015
Publisher:	SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1573-2800
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SOCIAL-DOMINANCE ORIENTATION; RIGHT-WING AUTHORITARIANISM; MENTAL-HEALTH-SERVICES; CHILDHOOD SEXUAL-ABUSE; GROUP-FOCUSED ENMITY; ATTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS; PUBLICS PERCEPTION; BISEXUAL MEN; SELF-STIGMA; GAY MEN Multiple languages Psychology, Clinical; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/41792