Research

These pages present a collection of scientific research and other demonstrative references on matters relevant to minor sexuality.

Key Social Concepts

• Secondary harm: Does social interpretation of adult-minor sex create or compound the harm attributed to it?
• Sexual repression: Can sexual neglect and desexualization cause harm?
• Family environment: Do family factors associated with 'CSA' inflate the negative effects reported in most studies of it?

In Relation to the Child

• Childhood Sexual Innocence: Is the cultural hypothesis of innate sexual "innocence" supported by the literature?

In relation to Minor-Attraction

• Cognitive Distortion: Is the evidence for a significant degree of distortion in the beliefs of pedophiles sound?