The overall aim of this feasibility study is to investigate the clinical characteristics of female partners of male child sexual abuse material (CSAM) offenders and to evaluate the feasibility of a novel psychoeducational group intervention designed to address their specific needs.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. What are the clinical characteristics of female partners of male CSAM offenders? 2. Is a psychoeducational group intervention for female partners of male CSAM offenders feasible? 3. Does a psychoeducational group intervention for female partners of male CSAM offenders provide any indication of effectiveness?
Feasibility will be assessed in terms of 1) recruitment, time from recruitment to offered intervention and completed sessions 2) expectancy of treatment improvement, credibility, and satisfaction 3) acceptability and relevance 4) occurrence of negative effects 5) changes in depression- and anxiety symptoms and psychological well-being 6) changes in daily functioning.
Female partners of male CSAM offenders
A score of ≥ 3 points on the General Health Questionnaire 12 (GHQ-12) at screening and an affirmative response to the follow-up question: Do you feel that your reduced psychological well-being is primarily related to your partner's CSAM offenses?
Ability to understand spoken and written Swedish
Willingness to participate in the intervention
The partner has committed hands-on sexual offenses against children
Presence of a severe mental disorder (e.g., psychosis or major depression) requiring immediate treatment 8) Psychological or cognitive conditions that could compromise participant safety or study integrity (e.g., intellectual disability).
Region Stockholm
Lead sponsor
Karolinska Institutet
Collaborator