Minor-attracted people are being asked to participate in a new study, conducted by Jasmin Stevenson, a PhD candidate at Nottingham Trent University in the UK. The study aims to build on earlier research exploring sexual identity development of adults attracted to minors.
Interested MAPs can participate by taking the following anonymous 45-minute survey:
Update 9/8/2022: The survey will be closing soon. Family members and close friends of minor-attracted people who have not yet participated are encouraged to do so now!
Original Post, 6/18/2022:
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Researchers from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, are conducting a survey regarding the lived experiences of people who are sexually attracted to children. The survey results will be used in order to develop online resources for a pilot therapy service for self-referred individuals in New Zealand who are seeking support for issues related to their attractions.
Interested MAPs can click the following link to participate:
Additionally, the researchers are conducting a second survey for people who provide direct support for an individual who is sexually attracted to children. The results will be used for the same purpose. The link to this second survey is below:
The following information sheet was provided by the researchers. Click anywhere in the document to open it in a new tab.
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Participation in this study has now closed. Thank you to all who participated and supported this research!
Minor-attracted people are being asked to participate in research being led by Dr. Rebecca Lievesley and Dr. Craig Harper at Nottingham Trent University. Anyone over the age of 18 who self-identifies sexual and/or romantic attractions to children is eligible to take part.
The research includes two separate surveys. Potential participants can use the links below to participate:
The following additional information about the two surveys was provided by Dr. Craig Harper:
Survey 1
This survey explores the sexual and romantic attraction patterns of MAPs in relation to different age categories. With this work we will be looking at whether different features are associated with attractions to children at different stages of development. You will be asked about attraction levels to different groups, and whether different aspects of those groups contribute to feelings of attraction. We anticipate that the survey will take around 15 minutes to complete.
The survey is anonymous, it does not ask for any identifiable information, it does not collect IP addresses and it can be accessed using a Tor browser. The link to the survey is below – the first page provides full information about the study and you can then choose whether or not to take part. If you have any questions please email the study lead on Rebecca.Lievesley@ntu.ac.uk. Please feel free to share or post elsewhere.
This survey contains a picture rating task, where you will be asked to rate the attractiveness of a range of pictures of adults and children in swimwear. 28 pictures will be presented to you. This work will help us to explore how different physical characteristics influence attraction, and this survey is also being completed by people who are not attracted to children so that we can look at scores across different groups. We anticipate that the survey will take around 15 minutes to complete.
The survey is anonymous, it does not ask for any identifiable information, it does not collect IP addresses and it can be accessed using a Tor browser. The link to the survey is below – the first page provides full information about the study and you can then choose whether or not to take part. If you have any questions please email the study lead on Rebecca.Lievesley@ntu.ac.uk. Please feel free to share or post elsewhere.
B4U-ACT is supporting a new study from McGill University in Montreal, Canada about the lived experience of romantic attraction to minors. Minor-attracted persons who are male, age 18 or older, and have experienced romantic attraction to minors are invited to participate.
Participation involves completing an anonymous survey, and participants will be compensated $30.00CAD via an Amazon eGiftCard or anonymous donation on their behalf to an organization that supports minor-attracted people.
Interested MAPs can click the following link to participate:
Participation in this study has now closed. Thank you to all who participated and supported this research!
Minor-attracted people are being asked to participate in a new study, conducted by a multinational team of researchers at SUNY Oswego and Nottingham Trent University. The study aims to explore the use of fictional and fantasy sexual outlets among individuals with sexual attractions to children.
Interested MAPs can participate by taking the following anonymous 45-60 minute survey:
B4U-ACT is supporting a new study from Dublin Business School in Ireland exploring the experiences of psychotherapists/analysts working with clients who are minor-attracted people.
Participation involves completing an anonymous 30-40 minute interview. Mental health professionals who are interested in participating can find more information and sign up to participate using the following link:
Minor-attracted people are being asked to participate in a new study investigating social support, sexual self-perception, and personality characteristics of MAPs.
People age 18 or older who are romantically or sexually attracted to people age 13 or younger are invited to participate. If you meet this requirement, a link to participate is below:
The following message was provided by the Matt Portner, the researcher conducting this study:
My name is Matt Portner and I am a doctoral psychology student at Pacific University. Along with my dissertation chair, Leonardo Bobadilla, PhD., we have created a survey for a study approved by the Pacific University IRB entitled “Exploring Social Support, Sexual Self-Perception, and Personality Characteristics of Minor Attracted Persons”. This survey will take about 10 minutes to complete and consists of questions about sexuality, personality traits, and social support systems. It is our hope that this information will be used to better serve people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to children as well as better inform the general public regarding the beliefs and convictions of minor attracted persons who have never engaged in illegal sexual behavior involving children. You are invited to complete this survey if you have romantic and/or sexual attraction individuals 13 years old or younger. Also, you must be at least 18 years old. We appreciate your interest in participating.
Minor-attracted people are being invited to participate in research from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand studying public and individual perceptions of MAPs, and their effects on MAPs’ wellbeing.
If you identify as someone who is sexually attracted to minors (i.e people under the age of 16), you are fluent in English, and you are aged 18 or over, you are eligible to participate using the link below:
The following message was provided by the researcher:
“I am part of a research team at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, that is conducting a study looking at public perceptions and self-stigma among individuals with a sexual attraction to children and the impact these perceptions have on wellbeing. Data for this study is being collected through an online survey conducted via SoSci which is a secure online survey platform that uses Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption to protect the identity of survey participants.
We invite individuals who identify as having a sexual attraction to minors to participate in the study. Your assistance with the study would be greatly appreciated, and will help us better understand the needs of people who live with minor attraction. We will not know who you are, and will not be able to find out who you are. Any information you provide in the survey will be completely anonymous and untraceable. The platform we are using for this survey will not be collecting your IP address or any identifiable medical or personal information about you.
Please select the link below to read more information about the study, and if you consent to participation, to complete the survey. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. We would also appreciate if you are able to share this survey with other individuals who might be interested in participating in this study.”
The project has received ethical approval from the University of Canterbury Human Ethics Committee.
Update 5/25/2022: The survey will be closing soon. Family members and close friends of minor-attracted people who have not yet participated are encouraged to do so now!
Original Post, 10/16/2021:
B4U-ACT is supporting a new study from Åbo Akademi University which investigates the thoughts and feelings of close affiliates (family members or close friends) of people who are sexually attracted to children.
People who fit this description are invited to participate by taking the following 10-20 minute survey:
The following message was provided by the researchers:
Participants needed for a survey on the thoughts and feelings of affiliates (family members or close friends) of minor-attracted people
At the moment, very little is known about family members or close friends of people who are sexually attracted to children. With the present survey, we want to find out more about this group and their unique experiences. It will take between 10 to 20 minutes to complete the survey. You are eligible to participate if you are 18 years or older and a family member or close friend of a minor-attracted person. If you are attracted to children, please consider sending this link to your friends or family members who know that you are minor-attracted. Participation is anonymous. Please follow this link to start the survey: https://www.soscisurvey.de/test266102/
Update July 18, 2021: Data collection for this study has ended, and the link has been deactivated. Thank you to all who participated.
Minor-attracted people are being invited to participate in a study by Marta Zeloni, a masters student in the International Master’s in Advanced Research in Criminology (IMARC) program. The study is titled “Behind the stigma of paedophilia – The experiences of minor-attracted persons following public stigma due to their sexual attraction.”
A link to learn more and participate in the study is below.
The following description was provided by the researcher:
The University of Kent and Ghent University, Belgium, are currently conducting research through an anonymous online survey. The research aims to understand more about the views, feelings, emotions, mental health and experiences of people who are sexually attracted to children and who have faced social stigma due to their sexual attraction.
Please click here if you would like more information or to take part. If you have any questions or concerns specifically about this research, please contact Marta Zeloni.”
