caa a22 4500 606232168 CHVBK 20210128101224.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10508-015-0564-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10508-015-0564-7 Minor Physical Anomalies as a Window into the Prenatal Origins of Pedophilia [Elektronische Daten] [Fiona Dyshniku, Michelle Murray, Rachel Fazio, Amy Lykins, James Cantor] Evidence is steadily accumulating to support a neurodevelopmental basis for pedophilia. This includes increased incidence of non-right-handedness, which is a result primarily of prenatal neural development and solidified very early in life. Minor physical anomalies (MPAs; superficial deviations from typical morphological development, such as un-detached earlobes) also develop only prenatally, suggesting them as another potential marker of atypical physiological development during the prenatal period among pedophiles. This study administered the Waldrop Physical Anomaly Scale to assess the prevalence of MPAs in a clinical sample of men referred for assessment following a sexual assault, or another illegal or clinically significant sexual behavior. Significant associations emerged between MPA indices and indicators of pedophilia, including penile responses to depictions of children, number of child victims, and possession of child pornography. Moreover, greater sexual attraction to children was associated with an elevated craniofacial-to-peripheral anomalies ratio. The overall sample demonstrated a greater number of MPAs relative to prior samples of individuals with schizophrenia as well as to healthy controls. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015 Anthropometry nationallicence Minor physical anomalies nationallicence Pedophilia nationallicence Phallometry nationallicence Prenatal development nationallicence Dyshniku Fiona Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada aut Murray Michelle Sexual Behaviours Clinic, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College St., M5T 1R8, Toronto, ON, Canada aut Fazio Rachel Sexual Behaviours Clinic, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College St., M5T 1R8, Toronto, ON, Canada aut Lykins Amy School of Behavioural, Cognitive, and Social Sciences, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia aut Cantor James Sexual Behaviours Clinic, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College St., M5T 1R8, Toronto, ON, Canada aut Archives of Sexual Behavior Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 44/8(2015-11-01), 2151-2159 0004-0002 44:8<2151 2015 44 10508 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0564-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0564-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dyshniku Fiona Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Murray Michelle Sexual Behaviours Clinic, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College St., M5T 1R8, Toronto, ON, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fazio Rachel Sexual Behaviours Clinic, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College St., M5T 1R8, Toronto, ON, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lykins Amy School of Behavioural, Cognitive, and Social Sciences, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cantor James Sexual Behaviours Clinic, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College St., M5T 1R8, Toronto, ON, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Sexual Behavior Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 44/8(2015-11-01), 2151-2159 0004-0002 44:8<2151 2015 44 10508