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MAPs Wanted for Study on Research Participation

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B4U-ACT is supporting a new study conducted by researchers at University of Ottawa’s Institute of Mental Health at the Royal, in Ontario, Canada. The study aims to understand factors that help minor-attracted people talk about their sexual attraction, especially in research.

Participation involves completing the following survey, which is estimated to take about 30-45 minutes:

Go to survey

The following additional information was provided by the researchers:

Seeking Individuals with a Sexual Attraction to Children to Participate in a Research Study 

Dear potential research participant,

We are seeking individuals with a sexual attraction to children to participate in a study about what helps them talk about their sexual attraction, especially in research. 

This study consists of an anonymous and confidential online survey hosted by soscisurvey.de. You will NOT be asked about your past or present sexual behavior. The survey will take approximately 30-45 minutes of your time. Participation is voluntary and you will not receive any financial compensation. 

You are eligible to participate in this study if you:

  • Are 18 years of age or older
  • Identify as having at least some attraction to children between the ages of 0 and 14
  • Understand the English language

If you are interested in participating, please visit https://www.soscisurvey.de/ROHGstudy2023/ for more information.

This research has been cleared by The Royal Ottawa Healthcare Group Research Ethics Board (Clearance #2023009). Study title: Improving Research Response Among People who are Sexually Attracted to Children

Principal Investigator and Study Coordinator: Carissa Augustyn, PhD

Carissa.Augustyn@theroyal.ca

B4QR Volume 3, Issue 2 Out Now

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The Spring 2023 issue of the B4U-ACT Quarterly Review has just been released and is available here.

This issue continues the third volume of B4QR, and includes short critical summaries of six studies published between October 2022 and March 2023. The issue also includes responses from two researchers to reviews featured in the Winter 2023 issue. The featured scholar in the “Meet The New Generation” section of this issue is Desiree Elchuck, an MSc candidate at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Canada. The full text is available to read for free on our site.

b4uact.org/b4qr/vol3/spring2023/

MAPs Wanted for Study on Nature and Correlates of Romantic Attraction

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Update 5/27/2023: Minor-attracted people are still needed for this survey. If you meet the eligibility requirements, please consider participating!

Original Post, 3/4/2023:

B4U-ACT is supporting a new study conducted by Julia Levitan, a PhD candidate at McGill
University (Montreal, QC). The study aims to investigate the nature and correlates of
romantic attraction to persons across physical maturity stages, ranging from infants to the
elderly. You are eligible to participate in this study if you are at least 18 years old,
understand English, and are sexually and/or romantically attracted to prepubescent
and/or pubescent children.

Participation involves answering a variety of closed-response (e.g., multiple-choice)
questions about your experiences of sexual and romantic attraction to persons across
age/maturity stages, your personality, mental health and wellbeing, and your interactions
with children (including convictions or arrests for child sexual offenses). 

Interested potential participants may click the following link to participate or learn more:

Go to survey

For additional information, see the following information sheet and consent form provided by the researcher.

 

Consent Form-Nature and Correlates of Romantic Attraction to ChildrenDownload