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Blanchard et al. RESULTS

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Table I. 

Questionnaire Item: “Before you were age 6, did you ever have an accident which left you unconscious for at least half an hour?”  

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Response-option

Phallometric test diagnosis  

Pedophilic

 Not pedophilic  

n % n %
Subjects with nine-category test a  
"Yes" 32 10.6 27 4.5
“No or don’t know” 269 89.4 571 95.5
Subjects with five-category test b  
"Yes" 10 9.0 8 4.1
“No or don’t know” 101 91.0 185 95.9
All subjects c  
"Yes" 42 10.2 35 4.4
“No or don’t know” 370 89.8 756

95.6

Note. 

Numbers and percentages of pedophilic and non-pedophilic subjects who endorsed each response-option.

a χ2 (1, N = 899) = 12.21, p < .001.

b χ2 (1, N = 304) = 2.99, p = .08.

c χ2 (1, N = 1203) = 15.05, p < .001.

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Table II. 

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Questionnaire Item: “Between the ages of 6 and 12, did you ever have an accident which left you unconscious for at least half an hour?”  

Response-option

Phallometric test diagnosis  

Pedophilic

 Not pedophilic  

n % n %
Subjects with nine-category test a  
"Yes" 34 11.3 51 8.5
“No or don’t know” 267 88.7 548 91.5
Subjects with five-category test b  
"Yes" 11 9.9 8 4.1
“No or don’t know” 100 90.0 185 95.9
All subjects c  
"Yes" 45 10.9 59 7.4
“No or don’t know” 367 89.1 733

92.6

Note. 

Numbers and percentages of pedophilic and non-pedophilic subjects who endorsed each response-option.

a χ2 (1, N = 900) = 1.81, p = .18.

b χ2 (1, N = 304) = 4.00, p = .05.

c χ2 (1, N = 1204) = 4.14, p = .04.

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Table III. 

Composite Variable: Did the subject have any accident resulting in unconsciousness prior to age 13?  

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Response-option

Phallometric test diagnosis  

Pedophilic

 Not pedophilic  

n % n %
Subjects with nine-category test a  
Yes 54 17.9 70 11.7
No 248 82.1 530 88.3
Subjects with five-category test b  
Yes 17 15.3 13 6.7
No  94 84.7 180 93.3
All subjects c  
Yes 71 17.2 83 10.5
No 342 82.8 710

89.5

Note. 

Numbers and percentages of subjects who reported at least one experience before age 6, between ages 6 and 12, or in both age ranges.

a χ2 (1, N = 902) = 6.54, p = .01.

b χ2 (1, N = 304) = 5.83, p = .02.

c χ2 (1, N = 1206) = 11.03, p = .001.

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Table IV. 

Questionnaire Item: “Before you were age 6, was there a period when you blacked out frequently for no apparent (external) reason?”  

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Response-option

Phallometric test diagnosis  

Pedophilic

 Not pedophilic  

n % n %
Subjects with nine-category test a  
"Yes" 5 1.7 12 2.0
“No or don’t know” 295 98.3 587 98.0
Subjects with five-category test b  
"Yes" 1 0.9 2 1.0
“No or don’t know” 110 99.1 191 99.0
All subjects c  
"Yes" 6 1.5 14 1.8
“No or don’t know” 405 98.5 778

98.2

Note. 

Numbers and percentages of pedophilic and non-pedophilic subjects who endorsed each response-option.

a χ2 (1, N = 899) = 0.12, p = .73.

b χ2 (1, N = 304) = 0.01, p = .91.

c χ2 (1, N = 1203) = 0.16, p = .69.

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Table V. 

Questionnaire Item: “Between the ages of 6 and 12, was there a period when you blacked out frequently for no apparent (external) reason?”  

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Response-option

Phallometric test diagnosis  

Pedophilic

 Not pedophilic  

n % n %
Subjects with nine-category test a  
"Yes" 19 6.3 28 4.7
“No or don’t know” 281 93.7 572 95.3
Subjects with five-category test b  
"Yes" 3 2.7 2 1.0
“No or don’t know” 108 97.3 190 99.0
All subjects c  
"Yes" 22 5.4 30 3.8
“No or don’t know” 389 94.6 762

96.2

Note. 

Numbers and percentages of pedophilic and non-pedophilic subjects who endorsed each response-option.

a χ2 (1, N = 900) = 1.12, p = .29.

b χ2 (1, N = 303) = 1.20, p = .27.

c χ2 (1, N = 1203) = 1.60, p = .21.

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Table VI. 

Composite Variable: Did the subject experience any period with frequent losses of consciousness prior to age 13?  

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Response-option

Phallometric test diagnosis  

Pedophilic

 Not pedophilic  

n % n %
Subjects with nine-category test a  
"Yes" 19 6.3 28 4.7
“No or don’t know” 281 93.7 572 95.3
Subjects with five-category test b  
"Yes" 3 2.7 2 1.0
“No or don’t know” 108 97.3 190 99.0
All subjects c  
"Yes" 22 5.4 30 3.8
“No or don’t know” 389 94.6 762

96.2

Response-option

Phallometric test diagnosis  

Pedophilic

 Not pedophilic  

n % n %
Subjects with nine-category test a  
Yes 3 2.7 3 1.6
No 108 97.3 190 98.4
Subjects with five-category test b  
Yes 3 2.7 2 1.0
No  108 97.3 190 99.0
All subjects c  
Yes 24 5.8 37 4.7
No  389 94.2 756

95.3

Note. 

Numbers and percentages of subjects who reported at least one period before age 6, between ages 6 and 12, or in both age ranges.

a χ2 (1, N = 902) = 0.58, p = .45.

b χ2 (1, N = 304) = 0.48, p = .49.

c χ2 (1, N = 1206) = 0.74, p = .39.

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Table VII. 

Questionnaire Items Concerning Father’s Psychiatric History, Obstetrical Complications, and Bed-wetting  

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Response-option

Phallometric test diagnosis  

Pedophilic

 Not pedophilic  

n % n %
“Has your own (natural) father ever had psychiatric treatment?” a  
"Yes" 31 7.5 34 4.3
"No or not sure" 314 76.4 633 80.0
"Know little or nothing about your father" 66 16.1 124 15.7
“Do you know anything about your birth?” b  
“You were born prematurely at seven or eight months with no further complications”   21 5.1 26 3.3
“There were complications at birth, without premature birth” 45 11.2 82 10.4
“There were complications at birth, with premature birth”  11 2.7 28 3.5
“None of the above” 182 44.2 391 49.6
“Haven’t been told” 152 36.9 262 33.2
“When did you stop wetting your bed?” c  
"Before age 4" 155 37.5 305 38.7
"Before age 12" 103 24.9 199

25.3
"Before age 15" 29 7.0 56 7.1
"Past age 15" 10 2.4 22 2.8
"haven't stopped" 5 1.2 5 0.6
"Don't know" 111 26.9 201 25.5

Note. 

Numbers and percentages of all pedophilic and non-pedophilic subjects who endorsed each response-option.

a χ2 (2, N = 1202) = 5.74, p = .06.

b χ2 (4, N = 1201) = 5.75, p = .22.

c χ2 (5, N = 1201) = 1.53, p = .91.

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Table VIII. 

Questionnaire Item: “Has your own (natural) mother ever had psychiatric treatment?”  

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Response-option

Phallometric test diagnosis  

Pedophilic

 Not pedophilic  

n % n %
Subjects with nine-category test a  
"Yes" 47 15.6 47 7.8
"No or not sure" 232 77.1 498 83.0
"Know little or nothing about your mother" 22 7.3 55 9.2
Subjects with five-category test b  
"Yes" 10 9.0 8 4.1
"No or not sure" 92 82.9 175 90.7
"Know little or nothing about your mother" 9 8.1 10 5.2
All subjects c  
"Yes" 57 13.8 55 6.9
"No or not sure" 324 78.6 673

84.9
"Know little or nothing about your mother" 231 750 65 8.2

Note. 

Numbers and percentages of pedophilic and nonipedophilic subjects who endorsed each response-option.

a χ2 (2, N = 901) = 13.31, p = .001.

b χ2 (2, N = 304) = 4.27, p = .12.

c χ2 (2, N = 1205) = 15.31, p < .001.

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Table IX. 

Logistic Regression of Phallometric Diagnosis (Pedophilic or Not Pedophilic) on Mother’s Treatment Item, Using Helmert Contrasts  

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Predictor (Helmert contrast) 

B

SE

Wald

p

eB
Yes vs. other response-options 0.77 0.22 12.20 < .001 2.16
No/not sure vs. know little/nothing about mother 0.01 0.23 0.00 .97 1.01

 

Note. 

This analysis used the combined group of all subjects who answered mother’s treatment item, 
N = 1205.

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Table X. 

Logistic Regression of Phallometric Diagnosis (Pedophilic or Not Pedophilic) on Subjects’ Responses to Questionnaire Items Concerning Childhood Accidents  

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Predictor  

B

SE

Wald

p

eB
Accident causing unconsciousness before age 6 0.83 0.25 11.50  .001 2.30
Accident causing unconsciousness between 6 and 12 0.24 0.22 1.23 .27 1.27

Note. 

This analysis used the combined group of all subjects who answered both questionnaire items, 
N = 1201.

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Table XI. 

Linear Regressions of Intelligence Rating and Education on Subjects’ Responses to Questionnaire Items Concerning Childhood Accidents  

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Criterion

N a

Predictor

β

t 

p
Pedophiles
Intelligence 404 Accident causing unconsciousness before 6 - 0.12 - 2.39 .02
Accident causing unconsciousness between 6 and 12 - .001 - .19 .85
Education 409 Accident causing unconsciousness before 6 - 0.09 - 1.82 .07
Accident causing unconsciousness between 6 and 12 - 0.04 - 0.72 .47
Non-pedophiles
Intelligence 788 Accident causing unconsciousness before 6 - 0.07 - 2.02 .04
Accident causing unconsciousness between 6 and 12 - 0.05 - 1.34 .18
Education 789 Accident causing unconsciousness before 6 - 0.08 - 2.12 .04
Accident causing unconsciousness between 6 and 12 - 0.05 - 1.25 .21
All subjects
Intelligence 1192 Accident causing unconsciousness before 6 - 0.10 - 3.44 .001
Accident causing unconsciousness between 6 and 12 - 0.04 - 1.24 .22
Education 1198 Accident causing unconsciousness before 6 -00.09 - 3.04 .002
Accident causing unconsciousness between 6 and 12 - 0.04 - 1.49 .14

a Number of subjects with valid scores for the criterion variable and both predictor variables.

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