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The Adolescent Sexual Interest Card Sort: test-retest reliability and concurrent validity in relation to phallometric

J A Hunter1, J V Becker, M S Kaplan

  • 1Behavioral Studies Program, Pines Residential Treatment Center, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704, USA.

Archives of Sexual Behavior
|October 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

The Adolescent Sexual Interest Card Sort (ASIC) shows good reliability for assessing juvenile sexual offenders. However, self-reported interests on the ASIC poorly matched objective phallometric measures, indicating potential dissimulation.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Background:

  • Assessing sexual interest in juvenile sexual offenders is crucial for treatment and risk management.
  • Self-report measures are commonly used but their validity, particularly concerning dissimulation, requires careful examination.
  • Objective measures like phallometry offer an alternative but also have limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of the Adolescent Sexual Interest Card Sort (ASIC).
  • To compare self-reported sexual interests (ASIC) with objective physiological arousal (phallometry) in juvenile sexual offenders.

Main Methods:

  • Two samples of 38 juvenile sexual offenders each completed the ASIC.
  • Test-retest reliability was assessed by correlating ASIC items across administrations.

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  • Concurrent validity was examined by correlating ASIC sexual interest ratings with phallometric responses.

    • Main Results:

    • The ASIC demonstrated strong test-retest reliability (60 of 64 items significantly correlated) and internal consistency (overall Cronbach's alpha = .97).
    • Significant correlations between ASIC ratings and phallometric data were found in only 4 of 14 categories.
    • A notable discrepancy exists between self-reported sexual interests and physiological arousal in this population.

    Conclusions:

    • The ASIC is a reliable measure for juvenile sexual offenders.
    • The poor correspondence with phallometry suggests self-report measures may be susceptible to dissimulation in this group.
    • Further research is needed to reconcile self-report and objective measures of sexual interest in juvenile sexual offenders.