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This result has since been replicated many times over the following decades. The conclusion scientific researchers have drawn from this study and others is that it is therefore normal for a healthy heterosexual man to be capable of sexual arousal by adolescent females in almost all cases, and even to be capable of arousal to female children in more than half of cases. | This result has since been replicated many times over the following decades. The conclusion scientific researchers have drawn from this study and others is that it is therefore normal for a healthy heterosexual man to be capable of sexual arousal by adolescent females in almost all cases, and even to be capable of arousal to female children in more than half of cases. | ||
Similar results have been found by Hall (1995) who examined pedophilic stimuli among N = 80 men drawn from a community sample of volunteers and in which over 25% of men self-reported pedophilic interest or exhibited penile arousal to pedophilic stimuli. Similarly, Becker-Blease et al. (2006) found in an U.S. sample of N = 531 undergraduate men that approximately 18% report fantasies about child sexual abuse and 8% have masturbated to these fantasies | Similar results have been found by Hall (1995) who examined pedophilic stimuli among N = 80 men drawn from a community sample of volunteers and in which over 25% of men self-reported pedophilic interest or exhibited penile arousal to pedophilic stimuli. Similarly, Becker-Blease et al. (2006) found in an U.S. sample of N = 531 undergraduate men that approximately 18% report fantasies about child sexual abuse and 8% have masturbated to these fantasies. | ||
<span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span> | <span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span> | ||
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{{quote|There should be strong selection on males to control females' reproduction through direct coercive control of females […]. Evolutionary thinkers, whether informed by feminist ideas or not, are not surprised by one of the overwhelming facts of patriarchal cultures, namely that men […] seek to constrain and control the reproductive capacities of women […]. Juvenilization decreases the threat some men may feel when confronted with women; many men are comfortable around women whom they can clearly dominate and are profoundly uncomfortable around women whom they cannot so clearly dominate.}} | {{quote|There should be strong selection on males to control females' reproduction through direct coercive control of females […]. Evolutionary thinkers, whether informed by feminist ideas or not, are not surprised by one of the overwhelming facts of patriarchal cultures, namely that men […] seek to constrain and control the reproductive capacities of women […]. Juvenilization decreases the threat some men may feel when confronted with women; many men are comfortable around women whom they can clearly dominate and are profoundly uncomfortable around women whom they cannot so clearly dominate.}} | ||
Interestingly, according to a meta study by Rind et al. (1998), it seems the harm caused by child sexual abuse has been grossly overstated. Heather et al. (2005) reexamined these results and confirmed that, "child sexual abuse accounted for only 1% of the variance in later psychological adjustment, whereas family environment accounted for 5.9% of the variance", pointing to a substantial amount of resilience or even [[antifragility|steeling]]. | Interestingly, according to a meta study by Rind et al. (1998), it seems the harm caused by child sexual abuse has been grossly overstated. Heather et al. (2005) reexamined these results and confirmed that, "child sexual abuse accounted for only 1% of the variance in later psychological adjustment, whereas family environment accounted for 5.9% of the variance", pointing to a substantial amount of resilience or even [[antifragility|steeling]]. By summarizing this science, this wiki is not excusing actual harm that is done. | ||
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