Romantic and Sexual Relationships with Adult Partners Among Pedohebephilic Men.

This study examined reasons for romantic and sexual relationships with adult partners among men with pedohebephilic preferences (N = 125). We also explored whether age sexual orientation impacted reasons for engaging in sex with adult partners. Pedohebephilic men endorsed both non-sexual and sexual reasons for engaging in adult-partnered relationships. The top reasons for sexual relationships with adult partners were pleasure, love and commitment, physical desirability, experience seeking, and practicality. The top reasons for romantic relationships with adult partners were to gain companionship, love toward romantic partner, to escape loneliness, to engage in sexual activities, and it seemed natural. The exclusivity of attraction to children was found to be significantly related to some of the factors. These findings support differential reasons for pedophilic men engaging in adult-partnered relationships. Professionals should seek to understand the nature of their clients' relationships and age sexual orientation to determine whether such factors are relevant. Professionals can then support clients in their search for meaningful relationships.

Bigger isn't always better: an exploration of social perception bias against high levels of muscularity in women.

Bodybuilding is often considered more appropriate for men than for women. Previous research has shown that knowledge of a target's involvement in bodybuilding influences interpersonal judgments. The present study examined whether this is also the case for women with competitive-type bodybuilder physiques. Participants (N = 263) were shown photographs of women who competed professionally in different categories of bodybuilding (i.e., bikini, figure, and bodybuilding/physique). Participants were then asked to make a series of judgments on the basis of the photos alone. It was found that the degree of muscularity of the targets shaped participants' estimates of perceived outcomes and of the targets' traits in non-bodybuilding domains (e.g., expected positive life outcomes, gender role traits, and sexual orientation). Both men and women apparently considered moderate to high levels of muscularity in women targets as violations of gender norms.