TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - The virtual people set: developing computer-generated stimuli for the assessment of pedophilic sexual interest
JO  - Sexual abuse: a journal of research and treatment
A1  - Dombert, Beate
A1  - Mokros, Andreas
A1  - Brückner, Eva
A1  - Schlegl, Verena
A1  - Antfolk, Jan
A1  - Bäckström, Anna
A1  - Zappalà, Angelo
A1  - Osterheider, Michael
A1  - Santtila, Pekka
SP  - 557
EP  - 582
VL  - 25
IS  - 6
N2  - The implicit assessment of pedophilic sexual interest through viewing-time methods necessitates visual stimuli. There are grave ethical and legal concerns against using pictures of real children, however. The present report is a summary of findings on a new set of 108 computer-generated stimuli. The images vary in terms of gender (female/male), explicitness (naked/clothed), and physical maturity (prepubescent, pubescent, and adult) of the persons depicted. A series of three studies tested the internal and external validity of the picture set. Studies 1 and 2 yielded good-to-high estimates of observer agreement with regard to stimulus maturity levels by two methods (categorization and paired comparison). Study 3 extended these findings with regard to judgments made by convicted child sexual offenders.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1079-0632
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1079063212469062
ID  - ref1
ER  -