Formal help-seeking among community-based Czech individuals with sexual interest in minors is associated with the perceived urgency of self-identified concerns

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00023752%3A_____%2F25%3A43921660" target="_blank" >RIV/00023752:_____/25:43921660 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11240/25:10501909

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1546102/full" target="_blank" >https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1546102/full</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1546102" target="_blank" >10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1546102</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Formal help-seeking among community-based Czech individuals with sexual interest in minors is associated with the perceived urgency of self-identified concerns

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Background In the community, there are non-forensic individuals who experience sexual interest in minors and have specific mental health needs and concerns. If left unaddressed, these issues may contribute to problematic sexual behaviors. Although supportive treatment programs are emerging in Czechia, self-motivated help-seeking remains generally low in this at-risk population.Objective To inform strategies for encouraging preventive service use, this study aimed to examine how past help-seeking experiences relate to factors that may influence the likelihood of seeking professional help, as identified in the literature.Methods An online survey was conducted with a purposive sample of 97 community-based, predominantly male, non-forensic adults whose responses to hypothetical scenarios suggested a sexual interest in minors. The study investigated the relationship between self-reported past formal help-seeking behavior (any vs. none) and two key variables: perceived urgency of self-identified concerns and dismissive attitudes toward professional assistance. Analyses controlled for other forms of support sought.Results Formal support sources were rarely approached. A significant association was found between low perceived urgency of self-identified concerns and the absence of formal help-seeking behavior (beta = 0.33, F(1) = 6.34, p = 0.014).Conclusion To promote professional service uptake among this difficult-to-reach population, it is essential to enhance mental health literacy across the broader community and to educate individuals about the role of psychological well-being in preventing problematic behaviors.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Formal help-seeking among community-based Czech individuals with sexual interest in minors is associated with the perceived urgency of self-identified concerns

Popis výsledku anglicky

Background In the community, there are non-forensic individuals who experience sexual interest in minors and have specific mental health needs and concerns. If left unaddressed, these issues may contribute to problematic sexual behaviors. Although supportive treatment programs are emerging in Czechia, self-motivated help-seeking remains generally low in this at-risk population.Objective To inform strategies for encouraging preventive service use, this study aimed to examine how past help-seeking experiences relate to factors that may influence the likelihood of seeking professional help, as identified in the literature.Methods An online survey was conducted with a purposive sample of 97 community-based, predominantly male, non-forensic adults whose responses to hypothetical scenarios suggested a sexual interest in minors. The study investigated the relationship between self-reported past formal help-seeking behavior (any vs. none) and two key variables: perceived urgency of self-identified concerns and dismissive attitudes toward professional assistance. Analyses controlled for other forms of support sought.Results Formal support sources were rarely approached. A significant association was found between low perceived urgency of self-identified concerns and the absence of formal help-seeking behavior (beta = 0.33, F(1) = 6.34, p = 0.014).Conclusion To promote professional service uptake among this difficult-to-reach population, it is essential to enhance mental health literacy across the broader community and to educate individuals about the role of psychological well-being in preventing problematic behaviors.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Frontiers in Psychology

ISSN

1664-1078

e-ISSN

1664-1078

Svazek periodika

16

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

"Article Number 1546102"

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

16

Strana od-do

1-16

Kód UT WoS článku

001578153400001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105017060996