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ArticleSexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment2024

Validation of the Revised Screening Scale for Pedophilic Interests (SSPI-2) in Portugal.

Cláudia Gouveia, Marta Sousa, Olga Cunha, Michael Seto, Andreia de Castro-Rodrigues, Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves

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Cláudia GouveiaPsychology Research Center (CIPSI), School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3235-3236
Marta SousaPsychology Research Center (CIPSI), School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3258-9932
Olga CunhaHEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment Interaction Lab, Universidade Lusófona Do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Michael SetoInstitute of Mental Health Research, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Brockville, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1212-3388
Andreia de Castro-RodriguesISPA - William James Center for Research, Lisbon, Portugal.
Rui Abrunhosa GonçalvesPsychology Research Center (CIPSI), School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.

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Abstract

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.

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PedophiliaAdultChildChild Abuse, SexualCriminalsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPortugalPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsYoung Adultassessmentatypical sexual interestschild sexual abusepedophilia

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PMID39080999
PMCPMC11411846

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