The Child Lovers: A Study of Paedophiles in Society is a 1983 book by British psychologist Glenn D. Wilson and David N. Cox. The book studies the life experiences and personality traits of seventy-seven members of the Pedophile Information Exchange.
The evaluations and interviews presented in the book were conducted from 1988 to 1989. A third of the original sample who answered the two questionnaires provided by the research authors agreed to further have individualized interviews. The respondents of the questionnaire generally reported negative attitudes toward and adverse experiences with undergoing therapeutic treatments. About half of the book is dedicated to exploring specific case studies.