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.
