TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Validation of the Revised Screening Scale for Pedophilic Interests (SSPI-2) in Portugal
JO  - Sexual abuse: a journal of research and treatment
A1  - Gouveia, Cláudia
A1  - Sousa, Marta
A1  - Cunha, Olga
A1  - Seto, Michael
A1  - de Castro-Rodrigues, Andreia
A1  - GonÇalves, Rui Abrunhosa
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The accurate assessment of pedophilic sexual interests is crucial for the treatment and management of individuals who have sexually offended children. This study aimed to validate the Revised Screening Scale for Pedophilic Interests (SSPI-2) in a Portuguese sample of 170 men convicted of sexual offenses against children, 104 serving sentences in the community, and 66 in prison. The findings indicated that SSPI-2 demonstrated good convergent validity, as evidenced by its significant and positive associations with the "sexual deviance" item of SVR-20, the number of previous convictions for sexual crimes against children, and having 3 or more child victims, which is associated with high sensitivity and specificity in distinguishing men who show greater sexual arousal to children than to adults. Furthermore, the SSPI-2 exhibited good divergent validity, with no significant correlations observed with a self-report measure of psychopathy or with a nonsexual criminal history.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1079-0632
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10790632241268502
ID  - ref1
ER  -