What is the psychological reasoning behind pedophiles?
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Unfortunately it’s not entirely understood. There is a lot of evidence that suggests that there are actual physical and chemical differences in their brains, so it’s not exclusively psychological.
Others here are saying that it stems from childhood abuse, but that’s not really true. At the moment they are considered to be co-morbid, which basically means they often happen together.
To clarify something, “paedophile” means someone who is sexually attracted to young kids. It does not mean a child abuser. Obviously there is an overlap, but there are paedophiles who will never act on any fantasies, and there are many (disturbing) examples of child abusers who were motivated by things other than sexual attraction. A lot of what people are writing is to do with child abuse, not paedophilia.
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