F.E.凱尼恩(F. E. Kenyon)在《英国精神病学杂志(英语:British Journal of Psychiatry)》上批評研究設計本身,質疑接受研究者在整個協會當中的代表性,且難以確定他們是否因社會壓力而刻意扭曲回答。欠對照組說明他們的家庭背景是否與其他人群不同。著作沒有說明他們如何被挑選及訪談時的經過,且沒有收集他們的犯罪紀錄和為該一主題回顧文獻,著作內容本身也沒有索引[5]。此外該本著作亦探討了兒童的哪些具體特徵被他們認為有吸引力——截至2018年,這點仍不為研究重視[6]。到了2022年的一篇研究中,西方研究者才再度以定量方法研究這一點[7]。
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^Seto, Michael C. Pedophilia and Sexual Offending Against Children Theory, Assessment, and Intervention 2nd. American Psychological Association. 2018: 19–20. ISBN 9781433829260. JSTOR j.ctv1chs01s. S2CID 142892987.
^Martijn, Frederica M.; Babchishin, Kelly M.; Pullman, Lesleigh E.; Roche, Kailey; Seto, Michael C. Attraction to Physical and Psychological Features of Children in Child-Attracted Persons. The Journal of Sex Research. 2022, 59 (3): 391-402. PMID 34374601. S2CID 236967400. doi:10.1080/00224499.2021.1948957.