A study estimates at 10.2% the proportion of men in España who acknowledge behaviors of sexual violence against minors
“10.2% of men in Spain acknowledge having engaged in some form of sexual conduct against minors under 16 years of age”
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A nationwide study conducted with a sample of 6,010 adult men in Spain has quantified for the first time sexual attraction toward minors under 16 years of age and behaviors of sexual violence. The research, promoted by the GReVIA group of the University of Barcelona and The Royal in Canada, reveals that 10.2% of respondents acknowledge having engaged in some conduct of this nature throughout their lives.
The initiative, called Prevention Global, seeks to obtain international comparative data and overcome exclusive reliance on judicial and police records. The main objective is to offer a preventive perspective based on empirical knowledge of the magnitude of the problem.
Among the prominent findings, the study separates sexual attraction toward minors under 16 years of age, declared by 22.2% of participants, from the actual perpetration of violence behaviors. The data indicate that 72.8% of those who report attraction have not committed any act of sexual violence.
Likewise, the report points out that physical behaviors outside the internet are more frequent throughout life, whereas continuity in the past twelve months is higher in the digital environment, an aspect that researchers consider key to focusing future early intervention strategies.
- The study features a sample of 6,010 adult men in Spain.
- 22.2% of participants declare some degree of attraction toward minors under 16 years of age.
- 10.2% of the sample acknowledges having engaged in some behavior of sexual violence toward minors under 18 years of age.
- 72.8% of those who feel attraction do not manifest behaviors of sexual violence.
Corroborates: 10.2% of men in Spain acknowledge having engaged in some form of sexual conduct against minors under 16 years of age