Child sexual abuse material (CSAM): a systematic review of risk profiles, risk factors, and typologies of users
This study provided an in-depth analysis of the typologies of CSAM offenders, making it possible to identify characteristics that are commonly present and to draw up a potential profile based on psychosocial (eg, sociodemographic, environmental, and psychological characteristics, trauma history, mental health condition, disruptive cognitions, and pattern behaviors) risk factors. These factors support typologies of users, highlighting consumers and distributors of this type of sexually abusive content, along with a profile that reflects consumption and child sexual abuse practices. For detailed analyses, please refer to Supplementary Table S1 and Supplementary Material S3.
Authors
- Hannes Gieseler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5915-8169)
- Julia Nentzl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3104-079X)
- Ricardo Barroso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0961-7819)
- Mariam Fishere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4943-7943)
- Viola Westfal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1856-4846)
- Prof Klaus M Beier
- Thuy Nguyen Vo
- Catarina Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7602-8340)
- Carlos García Forero
- Esperanza Luísa Gómez-Durán
- Lucie Krejčová
- Berta Franch-Martínez
- Sofia Silva
Institutions
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (ES)
- National Institute of Public Health (CZ)
- University of Coimbra (PT)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexual Medicine Reviews
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/sxmrev/qeaf081
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00