ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2022
"We Do Exist": The Experiences of Women Living with a Sexual Interest in Minors.
Article in Archives of sexual behavior, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Misrepresenting the "MAP" Literature Does Little to Advance Child Abuse Prevention: A Critical Commentary and Response to Farmer, Salter, and Woodlock.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2026Article
- Making Sense of the Life Stories of Minor-Attracted Persons Who Have Not Engaged in Child Sexual Abuse.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- What do women with sexual interest in children tell us about the assumed cause of their sexual interest in children, (non-)disclosure, and professional help?-Results of a qualitative content analysis.International journal of impotence research · 2025Article
- Paraphilias-where do we go from here?International journal of impotence research · 2025Article
- Paraphilic fantasies and behavior in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and their association with hypersexuality.International journal of impotence research · 2025Article
- Women Who Sexually Abuse Children - Results From an Anonymous Online Survey Among a Non-Forensic Female Sample With Sexual Interest in Children.Sexual offending (Trier, Germany) · 2025Article
- A Review of Academic Use of the Term "Minor Attracted Persons".Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Review
- Media Coverage of Pedophilia and Its Impact on Help-Seeking Persons with Pedophilia in Germany-A Focus Group Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
The current body of the literature studying minor-attracted persons (MAPs) predominantly focuses on the experiences of men who experience sexual attractions to children. To shed more light on the experiences of women within this population, we conducted anonymous semi-structured interviews with six self-identified female MAPs, who were recruited through online support forums for individuals with sexual attractions to children. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to analyze the interview transcripts. Two superordinate themes were identified from the dataset that highlighted the uniqueness of the experience of being a woman within the MAP community ("A minority within a minority") and themes of social isolation and the effects of this on identity ("A lonely secret existence"). The findings reported here highlight how the experiences of female MAPs both converge with and diverge from their male counterparts in important ways. We discuss the implications of these experiences in relation to more effective service provision for women who are sexually attracted to children.
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