Validation of the Revised Screening Scale for Pedophilic Interests (SSPI-2) in Portugal.
Sex Abuse
; 36(7): 848-869, 2024 Oct.
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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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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pedophilia
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Sex Abuse
Journal subject:
PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Portugal
Country of publication:
United States