@article{ref1,
title="Assessing sexual interest in children using the go/no-go association test",
journal="Sexual abuse: a journal of research and treatment",
year="2018",
author="Bartels, Ross M. and Beech, Anthony R. and Harkins, Leigh and Thornton, David",
volume="30",
number="5",
pages="593-614",
abstract="The present study investigated whether a latency-based Go/No-Go Association Task (GNAT) could be used as an indirect measure of sexual interest in children. A sample of 29 individuals with a history of exclusive extrafamilial offenses against a child and 15 individuals with either a history of exclusive intrafamilial or mixed offenses (i.e., against both adults and children) were recruited from a treatment center in the United States. Also, a sample of 26 nonoffenders was recruited from a university in the United Kingdom. All participants completed the Sexual Fantasy-GNAT, a Control-GNAT, and two self-report measures of sexual fantasy. It was hypothesized that, relative to the two comparison groups, the extrafamilial group would respond faster on the block that paired &quot;sexual fantasy&quot; and &quot;children.&quot; Also, GNAT scores were expected to correlate with child-related sexual fantasies. Support was found for both hypotheses. Response-latency indices were also found to effectively distinguish the extrafamilial group, as well as those who self-reported using child-related sexual fantasies. The implications of these findings, along with the study's limitations and suggestions for future research, are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1079-0632",
doi="10.1177/1079063216686119",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1079063216686119"
}