dc.contributor.author
Stelzmann, Daniela
dc.contributor.author
Jahnke, Sara
dc.contributor.author
Kuhle, Laura F.
dc.date.accessioned
2023-03-27T15:50:31Z
dc.date.available
2023-03-27T15:50:31Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/38594
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-38310
dc.description.abstract
The public stigma associated with pedophilia, the sexual attraction to prepubescent children, is tremendous. Previous research indicates that undifferentiated media coverage plays an essential role in perpetuating the public stigma by falsely equating pedophilia and child sexual abuse (CSA) and thus may stop persons suffering from a pedophilic disorder from seeking professional help. Until now, a comprehensive examination of positive as well as negative media effects on affected individuals is missing. Therefore, the present study explores if and how media coverage impacts the lives of help-seeking persons with pedophilia by conducting four qualitative focus group discussions with a clinical sample (N = 20) from the German Prevention Network "Kein Tater werden". Present results demonstrate that media coverage of pedophilia was perceived as mostly undifferentiated, even though participants observed an increase in fact-based reporting over the years. Moreover, it seems that media coverage has strong emotional and behavioral consequences for patients (e.g., negative reporting reduced self-esteem). In sum, our results highlight that differentiated media coverage could play a key role in supporting help-seeking persons with pedophilic disorder, while the impact of undifferentiated media coverage appears to be mostly negative. Therefore, our results point to the need to reframe pedophilia using differentiated media coverage to help affected persons receive treatment efficiently and thereby prevent CSA.
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dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
media coverage
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dc.subject
media effects
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dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit
dc.title
Media Coverage of Pedophilia and Its Impact on Help-Seeking Persons with Pedophilia in Germany—A Focus Group Study
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.articlenumber
9356
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.3390/ijerph19159356
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.number
15
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishername
MDPI
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
19
refubium.affiliation
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pmid
35954714
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
1660-4601