Category: Subjects Needed

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.

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.

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