The Psychology of Kink: a Survey Study into the Relationships of Trauma and Attachment Style with BDSM Interests
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DOI: 10.1007/s13178-020-00438-w
Abstract: Introduction BDSM is a prevalent type of sexual expression that refers to Bondage and Discipline (BD), Dominance and Submission (DS), and Sadism and Masochism (SM). It has been speculated that a substantial percentage of BDSM… read more here.
Keywords: bdsm; attachment style; bdsm interests; bdsm practitioners ... See more keywords
A “Different Economy of Bodies and Pleasures”?: Differentiating and Evaluating Sex and Sexual BDSM Experiences
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DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2017.1398017
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study examines how BDSM participants understand sexual experiences. Data are drawn from 32 in-depth, semistructured interviews and discussion-board threads from a large BDSM community Web site. The analysis suggests that many BDSM participants… read more here.
Keywords: bdsm; bdsm participants; sex; bdsm experiences ... See more keywords
Adventures of pleasure: conceptualising consensual bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, and sadism and masochism as a form of adult play
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DOI: 10.1080/21594937.2017.1382984
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper will illustrate how the consensual sexual practice of bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, and sadism and masochism (BDSM) can be interpreted as a form of adult play. Terminology and language used by… read more here.
Keywords: bdsm; form adult; adult play; play ... See more keywords
Spiritual experiences and altered states of consciousness – Parallels between BDSM and Christianity
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DOI: 10.1177/1363460720964035
Abstract: This article is based on a five-year qualitative ethnographic study of bondage and discipline/dominance and submission/sadism and masochism (BDSM) in Sweden. In-depth interviews were completed with 29 self-defined BDSM practitioners. In the article, I investigate… read more here.
Keywords: bdsm; states consciousness; christianity; altered states ... See more keywords
Introduction to the special issue: BDSM Studies
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DOI: 10.1177/1363460721993039
Abstract: Early assumptions in studies of BDSM - such as that only or primarily gay men participate in BDSM and that BDSM is always or exclusively a sexual practice or interest - have been overturned in… read more here.
Keywords: bdsm; bdsm studies; issue bdsm; introduction special ... See more keywords