Being sexually attracted to minors: Sexual development, coping with forbidden feelings, and relieving sexual arousal in self-identified pedophiles

This article tries to shed more light on pedophilic attraction, risk, and protective variables for offence in nonclinical paedophiles. A few participants were asked questions on their sexuality, coping mechanisms, and sexual self-regulation. Many participants had psychological issues as a result of finding it difficult to admit their early-stage paedophilia. Additionally, many people committed sex crimes when they were adolescents and still coming to terms with their emotions. Early identification of risk variables and the beginning of remedies appear crucial in deterring crime. Additionally, findings imply that increasing paedophilia awareness and giving paedophiles social support and control can reduce the chance of offending.