Category: Subjects Needed

Participants are needed for a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Bonn and University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. The study aims to gain an overview of lawful means of sexual satisfaction among people who are attracted to children, whether specific personality traits influence these decisions, and the impact of changes tightening sexual criminal laws regarding such outlets.

People who are age 18 or older and identify as being attracted to minors are invited to participate by completing a 15-minute survey. The survey is available in both English and German. Interested potential participants can learn more or complete the survey using the following link:

The researchers have provided the following message with additional information about the study and how to participate:

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“Legal pathways and alternatives for Minor Attracted Persons (MAPs): Dealing with sexual needs and the influence of personality”

The study focuses on strategies for dealing with emotional and sexual needs in individuals who are sexually attracted to minors. Its aim is to better understand which legal and illegal methods are used to cope with these needs, and how personality traits, the subjective experience of sexual urges, and legal frameworks influence these decisions.

People who experience a sexual interest in minors also have a need for sexual expression. However, this need can only be expressed to a very limited extent within legal and social boundaries. Legal forms of expression are rarely available or have become increasingly restricted due to legislative changes, such as the introduction of § 184l of the German Criminal Code, which criminalizes the possession and distribution of childlike sex dolls. These legal developments have made it more difficult for affected individuals to live out their sexuality in accordance with the law, without harming real children or adolescents (Desbuleux & Fuss, 2023, 2024; German Bundestag, 2020; Frommel, 2021).

Since it is generally not possible to permanently suppress or ignore one’s sexuality, many people with this sexual preference are limited to inner fantasies and masturbation. This often leads to long-term internal conflict. For this reason, it is important to gain more insight into the legal strategies currently used by affected individuals, and to understand how recent legislative changes—particularly in Germany—have impacted their options and daily lives.

Participation in the study is anonymous, voluntary, and takes approximately 15 minutes. No personal data such as names or IP addresses will be collected. Your responses will be transmitted via encrypted connection, treated confidentially, and analyzed exclusively in aggregated statistical form.

To participate in the English version of the study, please click the following link: 
https://syskrim.limesurvey.net/648689?lang=en

If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, feel free to contact us at:
s82fmath@uni-bonn.de or info@franziska-mathaeus.de

Franziska Mathäus (University of Bonn), Jeanne Desbuleux (University of Duisburg-Essen), Johannes Fuß (University of Duisburg-Essen)

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Participants are needed for a new research project being conducted by Project VERANDA in Germany, a initiative which aims to develop new software for video, audio and text chat anonymization, for use in remote psychotherapy. The survey aims to understand the barriers different people face when accessing care, especially with regard to anonymity, and how these barriers can be overcome.

Anyone who is 18 years of age or older and speaks either English or German is invited to participate by completing a 30-45 minute survey. Interested potential participants may click the following link to participate or learn more:

The researchers have provided the following message with additional information about the study:

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We are developing video, audio and text anonymization tools to provide anonymous access to help and support healthcare services.

Therefore, we would like to get your input on the features and requirements for these tools. For this purpose, we have set up an anonymous survey to collect your feedback. With your participation, we hope to develop a free and trustworthy tool.

We are a group of researchers from the Charité University Hospital of Berlin and our project partners.

While the researchers are associated with and the project is born from sexual abuse prevention projects, this project is independent and intended to be used in a wider variety of use cases, not exclusively for prevention services.

If you want to know more or are willing to participate, you can find further information and the survey under the following link:

https://survey.charite.de/Gr_01

The survey will be running until 18.08.2025. We would greatly appreciate your participation! For inquiries, please contact Luke Flanagan: Luke.Flanagan@bih-charite.de

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B4U-ACT is supporting a new study from researchers at Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom. The research project aims to investigate perceptions of sexual satisfaction among individuals who are sexually attracted to children.

People who are 18 or older and identify as being sexually attracted to children are invited to participate by taking a 20 minute survey. Interested potential participants can learn more or complete the survey using the following link:

The researchers have also provided the following message with additional information about the study:

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Call for Participants: Anonymous Survey on Sexual Satisfaction and Wellbeing

This survey aims to explore how individuals with a sexual attraction to children perceive and experience sexual satisfaction and fulfilment. One of the main goals is to understand how (if at all) sexual satisfaction is achieved and whether it contributes positively to overall wellbeing. The survey also explores at how sexual satisfaction and frustration relate to coping strategies, mental health, self-esteem, and other areas of psychological wellbeing. 

The survey is completely anonymous. No IP addresses are collected, it is accessible via a Tor browser, and demographic questions are optional. You can find the survey link below, with the first page containing further information about participation. If you have any questions, please contact Ellie Woodward at ellie.woodward@ntu.ac.uk (NTU Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, UK).

Survey Link: https://www.soscisurvey.de/sexualsatisfactionsurvey/

Please feel free to share this advert elsewhere to help increase the reach of the research.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Ellie

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Participants are needed for a new study conducted by researchers at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, and Technische Universität Berlin. The study pertains to “Troubled Desire”, an online self-help service for people who are sexually attracted to children operated by the Institute of Sexology and Sexual Medicine (IfSS) at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

The study aims to test whether interventions as a part of the Troubled Desire programming have a positive effect on reducing participants’ likelihood to view illegal sexual images of minors and improving participants’ mental well-being. People who wish to seek help because have a tendency to use sexual images involving children may be eligible to participate.

Participation involves using the resources provided by Troubled Desire (including self-help pages and/or chat intervention) over a period of at least 12 weeks. Interested potential participants may click the following link to participate or learn more:

The following message was provided by the researchers:

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Would you like to stop using illegal sexual content involving minors and you are looking for support? On the Troubled Desire platform, we offer an anonymous and free self-help and chat study. You will receive professional support in a safe space – without fear of stigmatization. 

We – the team from the Institute of Sexology and Sexual Medicine at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Faculty of Medicine at the International University of Catalonia – are experienced professionals with years of expertise in providing therapeutic support to people with who are attracted to minors and people who use illegal sexual content involving minors.

Our first study (October 2023 – November 2024) showed that the intervention was able to help the participants. A big thank you to everyone who showed an interest back then! 

For the new study, we have optimized some of the content and opened the inclusion criteria to allow a wider group of people to take part. What remains the same is that the help offer is completely anonymous, free of charge and subject to medical confidentiality in a protected, text-based chat.

Interested? For more information and to take part, click here: Chat study | TROUBLED-DESIRE Global Prevention Dunkelfeld

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Disclaimer: B4U-ACT is not affiliated with Troubled Desire. Professional support provided through their service is not vetted by B4U-ACT, and may not be reflective of our Principles and Perspectives of Practice or Guidelines for Psychotherapy. For more information about our guidelines for the studies we post about on our site, please see our Research Ethos.

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Participants are needed for a new research project being conducted by the William A. Percy Foundation. The study aims to understand emotional reactions in individuals with different sexual orientations in terms of both age and gender preference.

People who are citizens or residents of the United States, identify as being attracted to minors, and have not committed a contact or enticement sexual offense are eligible to participate by completing an approximately 15-20 minute survey. Interested potential participants may click the following link to participate or learn more:

The researchers have provided the following message with additional information about the study:

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The William A. Percy Foundation for Social and Historical Studies seeks your help in a study we are doing of emotional response in men who feel a strong sexual attraction to young people below the age of 18. For this particular part of our study, we are seeking men who experience this attraction, but have never actually committed a contact or enticement offense as defined by the laws of their state. To qualify for participation, you must be either a U.S. citizen or resident over the age of 18. The survey instrument we use involves multiple choice answers and should take you about 15-20 minutes. You are guaranteed complete anonymity, but to maintain your anonymity, we are unable to offer any compensation. The Percy Foundation has a long record of supporting sexual and gender minorities, including those attracted to minors, with its research, public education, and prison outreach. We have made regular financial contributions to support B4U-ACT’s discussion forum. Please visit our website to learn more about us:

https://wapercyfoundation.org

Here is the link to our anonymous survey: 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/wapercyfoundation_qmee_survey

We thank you in advance for your assistance in helping us foster better public understanding of this population. This survey will remain open until May 15.

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Participants are needed for a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom. The research project aims to identify and understand unmet mental health needs among minor-attracted people, and support the creation of resources to meet these needs.

People who are age 18 or older, identify as being attracted to children or adolescents, and have not committed any sexual crimes against minors, are invited to participate by taking part in an interview through an online voice/video call.

The researchers have provided the following message with additional information about the study and how to participate:

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Hello,

My name is Laura Sibret, I’m a PhD student at the University of Portsmouth in the School of
Criminology and Criminal Justice, and I’m conducting research to better understand the mental
health support needs and resource gaps for Minor Attracted People (MAPs). This information will
help inform the creation of a resource for mental health and well-being. This study has been
approved by the FHSS Research Ethics Committee at the university.

You MUST be 18 years old or above to participate AND have never acted on your attraction.

Here’s what’s involved:

• If you decide to participate, you’ll take part in a one-on-one online interview on Zoom (camera can be off).
• This is a chance for you to share your thoughts and experiences in a confidential environment.
• Your participation is completely voluntary.

How to get involved:

If you’d like to take part, please contact me at up2192944@myport.ac.uk. Please use an email
address that is not traceable to your personal life. Please use a name to sign off that you are happy
for me to address you by that is not your real name. Once I receive your email, I’ll send you more
details about the study and how to proceed.

I truly appreciate your consideration. Please do not share this information outside of the
forum/platform as this is to protect your safety and mine. Thank you for reading, and I look forward
to hearing from you.

Sincerely,
Laura

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B4U-ACT is supporting a new study from researchers at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. The research project aims to investigate the effects of minor-attracted persons disclosing their attractions on their mental health. 

People who are 18 or older, have disclosed an attraction to minors to another adult, and have not committed any sexual crimes against minors, are invited to participate by taking a 10-15 minute survey. Interested potential participants can learn more or complete the survey using the following link:

The researchers have also provided the following message with additional information about the study:

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Hello,

My name is Mindy Yates. I am a doctoral student in the School of Professional Psychology at Spalding University. I am inviting you to join a study about how successfully telling another adult about your attraction to minors affected your mental health. This study will also ask about basic information about who you told, what you believe made it go well, and what could have made it go even better, if anything.
To participate, you must be at least 18 years old, be attracted to minors, have successfully told an adult about your attraction to minors, and have never committed any sexual crimes against minors.
You will be asked to complete a 10-15 minute online survey. Your name and any personal information will not be asked. Your participation in this study will be completely anonymous. Your IP address will not be linked to your responses in this study. There is no penalty for exiting from this study at any time.

If you are interested in joining this study, please click the link below:
https://spalding.questionpro.com/t/AbCQgZ3OfQ

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out by email (myates04@spalding.edu or bnash@spalding.edu).

Thank you for your time!

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Update, 12/18/2024: Minor-attracted people are still needed for this survey. If you meet the eligibility requirements, please consider participating!

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Original Post, 10/30/2023:

B4U-ACT is supporting a new study conducted by researchers at the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study aims to evaluate the “Help Wanted” program, an online program which aims to provide support to people who are sexually attracted to children.

Participants in the study will be eligible for up to $120 USD in gift cards as compensation for completing all components of the study.

To be eligible for the study, prospective participants must:

• Identify as men 
• Be at least 18 years old 
• Have a sexual attraction to prepubescent or early pubescent children (i.e., ages 0-14 years old)
• Have had no contact offense with a child
• Have not accessed Help Wanted in the past.

All research participants will be asked to: 

1. Provide a non-identifying email address so that we can send them study information and payment for their participation.
2. Complete an online survey before reviewing the Help Wanted Program, immediately after reviewing the program, and three months after reviewing the program (about 30 minutes each).
   – (Survey questions will ask about participants’ thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, including questions about overall wellbeing and sexual attraction to children.)
3. Review and share feedback on the Help Wanted Program online. Participants will have one month to review and share feedback on the program, which includes five sessions (each 5 to 10 minutes).
   – There is one feedback survey for each session (5 brief surveys, about 5 to 10 minutes each).

In addition, participants randomly selected to the control group will be asked to:

1. Complete one additional online survey than the program group.

Interested potential participants can follow the link below for more information from the researchers:

The following information sheet was also provided by the researchers. Click anywhere in the document to open as a pdf:

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Update, 3/25/2025: Recruitment for this study has ended, thank you to all who participated!

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Original Post, 11/16/2024:

Participants are needed for a new study conducted by a team of researchers from Alliant International University. The goal of the study is to increase mental treatment providers understanding of preferences/ goals for treatment in order to better provide appropriate treatment options for Minor-attracted persons.

The survey covers the following topics:

1. Past mental health treatment experiences
2. Barriers to treatment
3. Goals and preferences for mental health treatment
4. Attitudes towards seeking mental health support

People who identify as being attracted to minors are invited to participate by completing an approximately 15-minute anonymous survey. Interested potential participants may click the following link to participate or learn more:

The primary investigator of this study is Alissa Yargeau, BA., at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, San Diego, California (ayargeau@alliant.edu). This study has been approved by Alliant’s Institutional Review Board. For general questions about your rights as a research participant, please contact the Alliant International University Institutional Review Board at alliant-irb@alliant.edu.

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Participants are needed for a new study conducted by a team of researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the University of Bergen, and Stop it Now. The study is part of Prevent and Protect through Support (2PS), an EU funded project aimed at preventing child sexual abuse and exploitation, including through offering resources to people attracted to children.

The goal of the study is to receive feedback regarding the messaging/approach of a new online support platform for MAPs. The survey covers the following topics: 1) current well-being and motivation for treatment, 2) evaluation of the messages and 3) sexual interests.

People who identify as being attracted to minors are invited to participate by completing an approximately 15 minute survey. Interested potential participants may click the following link to participate or learn more:

Go to survey

 

Questions about the study can be directed to Viola Westfal (viola.westfal@charite.de).

Disclaimer: B4U-ACT is not affiliated with 2PS, and the perspectives presented in the questionnaire are not endorsed by B4U-ACT. As the study is intended to seek feedback for the program’s messaging and approach, we believe MAPs may want to participate in this study, whether they agree with these perspectives or wish to express dissatisfaction with them.

 

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