Table 3

Nonclinical Questions Posed Regarding Frotteurism

Templeman and Stinnett13
    Two questions were posed; an answer in the affirmative (i.e., any response other than zero) to either question resulted in the participant's being categorized as a frotteur for purposes of prevalence:
        “How many times have you ever intentionally rubbed up (in a sexual way) against someone who did not know you, against his/her will in a crowd?” (a) 0, (b) 1, (c) 2–5, (d) 6–10 (e) 11–15,…” OR
        “How many times have you intentionally touched with your hands (in a sexual way) someone who did not know you, against his/her will in a crowd? (a) 0, (b) 1, (c) 2–5, (d) 6–10, (e) 11–15”
Freund and Seto14
    Two questions were posed; an answer in the affirmative (i.e., a yes) to both questions resulted in the participant's being categorized as a frotteur for purposes of prevalence:
        “Since age 16, have you ever attempted to fondle the breasts or crotch of an unsuspecting female who was almost or totally a stranger?” AND
        “Since age 16, have you ever stood behind an unsuspecting female who was almost or totally a stranger to you and pressed (intentionally) your penis against her buttocks?”
Yajima15
    One question was posed, and two separate prevalence values were calculated, depending on the number of participants who selected option a) or b), respectively:
        [translated from Japanese] “I would like to ask about your sexual preferences. With regard to the following, would you want to engage in the activity? Chikan: a) very much, b) if it were only once”
Kar and Koola16
    One true-or-false question was posed, and a response of true classified the participant as a frotteur for purposes of prevalence:
        “I rub genitals against people for sexual stimulation in crowded public places. True or False”