| Title |
Sensual, Erotic, and Sexual Behaviors of Women from the “Kink” Community
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Sexual Behavior, March 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10508-015-0524-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jennifer Eve Rehor |
| Abstract |
Unconventional sensual, erotic, and sexual behaviors (herein referred to as kink behaviors) investigated by academia are based largely on clinical and criminal cases, and most published, peer-reviewed, quantitative research on these behaviors is based almost exclusively on male participants. For this study, information was collected and analyzed from 1580 female participants recruited from the kink community, using a non-clinical and non-criminal sample. We explored and described the preferences and diversity of more than 126 sensual, erotic, and sexual behaviors found among these participants, along with recommendations for continued research. Gaining a better understanding of the breadth and depth of activities engaged in by female kink practitioners could benefit educators, counselors, therapists, medical doctors, and other professionals when interacting with members of the kink community. |
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| United States | 15 | 29% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 8% |
| Canada | 3 | 6% |
| Germany | 2 | 4% |
| Austria | 1 | 2% |
| Romania | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Kenya | 1 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 21 | 41% |
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| Members of the public | 41 | 80% |
| Scientists | 7 | 14% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 4% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
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| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 101 | 96% |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 13% |
| Researcher | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 10% |
| Other | 14 | 13% |
| Unknown | 24 | 23% |
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| Social Sciences | 21 | 20% |
| Arts and Humanities | 3 | 3% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 8 | 8% |
| Unknown | 28 | 27% |
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