Category: Subjects Needed

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

B4U-ACT is supporting a new study from researchers at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. The research project aims to investigate the effects of minor-attracted persons disclosing their attractions on their mental health. 

People who are 18 or older, have disclosed an attraction to minors to another adult, and have not committed any sexual crimes against minors, are invited to participate by taking a 10-15 minute survey. Interested potential participants can learn more or complete the survey using the following link:

The researchers have also provided the following message with additional information about the study:

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Hello,

My name is Mindy Yates. I am a doctoral student in the School of Professional Psychology at Spalding University. I am inviting you to join a study about how successfully telling another adult about your attraction to minors affected your mental health. This study will also ask about basic information about who you told, what you believe made it go well, and what could have made it go even better, if anything.
To participate, you must be at least 18 years old, be attracted to minors, have successfully told an adult about your attraction to minors, and have never committed any sexual crimes against minors.
You will be asked to complete a 10-15 minute online survey. Your name and any personal information will not be asked. Your participation in this study will be completely anonymous. Your IP address will not be linked to your responses in this study. There is no penalty for exiting from this study at any time.

If you are interested in joining this study, please click the link below:
https://spalding.questionpro.com/t/AbCQgZ3OfQ

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out by email (myates04@spalding.edu or bnash@spalding.edu).

Thank you for your time!

Update, 12/18/2024: Minor-attracted people are still needed for this survey. If you meet the eligibility requirements, please consider participating!

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Original Post, 10/30/2023:

B4U-ACT is supporting a new study conducted by researchers at the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study aims to evaluate the “Help Wanted” program, an online program which aims to provide support to people who are sexually attracted to children.

Participants in the study will be eligible for up to $120 USD in gift cards as compensation for completing all components of the study.

To be eligible for the study, prospective participants must:

• Identify as men 
• Be at least 18 years old 
• Have a sexual attraction to prepubescent or early pubescent children (i.e., ages 0-14 years old)
• Have had no contact offense with a child
• Have not accessed Help Wanted in the past.

All research participants will be asked to: 

1. Provide a non-identifying email address so that we can send them study information and payment for their participation.
2. Complete an online survey before reviewing the Help Wanted Program, immediately after reviewing the program, and three months after reviewing the program (about 30 minutes each).
   – (Survey questions will ask about participants’ thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, including questions about overall wellbeing and sexual attraction to children.)
3. Review and share feedback on the Help Wanted Program online. Participants will have one month to review and share feedback on the program, which includes five sessions (each 5 to 10 minutes).
   – There is one feedback survey for each session (5 brief surveys, about 5 to 10 minutes each).

In addition, participants randomly selected to the control group will be asked to:

1. Complete one additional online survey than the program group.

Interested potential participants can follow the link below for more information from the researchers:

The following information sheet was also provided by the researchers. Click anywhere in the document to open as a pdf:

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