The present study aimed to differentiate pedophilic child sex offenders (CSOs) from nonoffending controls (CTLs), as well as contact from noncontact CSOs. For this purpose, we investigated 21 contact CSOs, 20 noncontact CSOs (child pornography offenders), as well as 21 CTLs on neuropsychological test measures and indirect test measures of sexual interest. Multiple logistic regression models showed that three parameters of indirect tests and two neuropsychological test parameters allowed the differentiation of CSOs from CTLs with a maximum accuracy of 87%. The profile of contact and noncontact CSOs was remarkably similar and the optimal model for this group differentiation had a maximum accuracy of 66%, with slightly increased levels of risk-taking behavior and greater susceptibility for perceptual interference in contact CSOs than in noncontact CSOs. The findings suggest that standardized, objective methods can support the assessment of sexual offenders against children in forensic psychiatry and legal psychology.

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恋童癖的间接和神经心理学指标

本研究旨在区分恋童癖儿童性犯罪者 (CSO) 与非犯罪控制 (CTL)，以及接触与非接触 CSO。为此，我们调查了 21 个接触 CSO、20 个非接触 CSO（儿童色情犯罪者），以及 21 个关于神经心理学测试措施和性兴趣间接测试措施的 CTL。多元逻辑回归模型显示，间接测试的三个参数和两个神经心理学测试参数允许以 87% 的最大准确率区分 CSO 和 CTL。接触型和非接触型 CSO 的概况非常相似，这种群体分化的最佳模型的最大准确率为 66%，与非接触型公民社会组织相比，接触型公民社会组织的冒险行为水平略有增加，对感知干扰的敏感性更高。研究结果表明，标准化、客观的方法可以支持法医精神病学和法律心理学对儿童性犯罪者的评估。