B4U-ACT is supporting a new study from Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom which explores the experiences of people who are friends, family members, or partners of people attracted to minors.

People who fit this description are invited to participate by taking the following 10-15 minute survey:

The following message was provided by the researchers:


Title: Anonymous survey for friends, family members, and partners of MAPs

Friends, family members, and partners of MAPs play an important role in their lives, but little is known about how these people experience having a relationship with somebody who is attracted to children. This survey will explore the experiences of MAPs’ friends, family members, and partners in relation to their experiences of disclosure, and their relationships with the MAP in their lives. It should take around 10-15 minutes to complete this survey. The research team is made up of Dr. Rebecca Lievesley, Dr. Craig Harper, Grace Mitchelmore, and Sarah Manley (all from Nottingham Trent University, UK).

MAPs are especially encouraged to forward this study link to any friends, family members, and partners that they have disclosed to.

The survey is completely 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 to increase the reach of this research.

https://www.soscisurvey.de/map-connections/?q=ffp


Participation in this study has now closed. Thank you to all who participated and supported this research!


B4U-ACT is supporting and collaborating on a new study with researchers from Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in Nottingham, England. The research seeks to better understand attitudes and behaviors held by MAPs about attraction to children. If you are interested in participating, please see the description provided by the researchers below, or click the link below to access the survey.

This survey explores the beliefs held by MAPs about their attractions. Participants will be asked to complete a survey that will last for 15-20 minutes, and respond to a range of different questions about their identity, and beliefs about attractions to children. There are also questions about wellbeing, social relationships, and sexual behaviors. The research team is made up of Dr. Rebecca Lievesley (NTU), Dr. Craig Harper (NTU), Allen Bishop (B4U-ACT), and Alisha Awan (postgraduate researcher; NTU).

The survey is completely 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 to increase the reach of this research.


 

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


This issue begins the third volume of B4QR, and includes short critical summaries of six studies published between April and December 2022. The issue also includes responses from three researchers to reviews featured in the Autumn 2022 issue. The featured scholar in the “Meet The New Generation” section of this issue is Julia Levitan, a PhD candidate at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. The full text is available to read for free on our site.