Paraphilic sexual interests
are defined as unusual or anomalous, but their actual occurrence in nonclinical
samples is still unknown. This study looked at desire for and experience of
paraphilic behaviors in a sample of adult men and women in the general
population. A secondary goal was to compare the results of two survey
modes-traditional landline telephone versus online.
A total of 1,040 persons
classified according to age, gender, education, ethnic background, religious
beliefs, area of residency, and corresponding to the norm for the province of
Quebec were interviewed.
Nearly half of this sample expressed interest in at
least one paraphilic category, and approximately one-third had had experience
with such a practice at least once. Voyeurism, fetishism, frotteurism, and
masochism interested both male and female respondents at levels above what is
usually considered to be statistically unusual (15.9%).
Interestingly, levels
of interest in fetishism and masochism were not significantly different for men
and women. Masochism was significantly linked with higher satisfaction with
one's own sexual life. As expected, the online mode generated more
acknowledgment of paraphilic interest than the telephone mode.
These results
call into question the current definition of normal (normophilic) versus
anomalous (paraphilic) sexual behaviors.
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- 1 University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres and Philippe Pinel Institute of Montreal.
- J Sex Res. 2016 Mar 3:1-11
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