Understanding sexual fantasies is central to understanding human sexuality. The current
review synthesizes recent trends and findings in sexual fantasy research and points to …

Background Despite debates on what should constitute sexual interest in children in terms of
definition and diagnostic criteria and its strong association with individuals who commit …

Although paraphilic interests represent significant risk factors for recidivism among sexual
offenders, little is known about the magnitude of concordance between paraphilic interests …

A previous study found a variety of unusual sexual interests to cluster in a five-factor
structure, namely submission/masochism, forbidden sexual activities, dominance/sadism …

The perpetration of harmful sexual behavior is a global concern, with deviant sexual
fantasies identified as a prominent etiological risk factor. However, the concepts of state …

Sexual orientation describes sexual interests, approaches, arousals, and attractions. People
experience these interests and attractions in a number of contexts, including in-person …

Although deviant sexual fantasizing has been found to be an etiological factor for sexual
offending, not all deviant sexual fantasies increase risk equally. The aim of the present …

Background and objectives Sexual fantasies represent a common aspect of human sexuality
that can support sexual well-being but also contribute to psychopathology. The latter …

Sexual interest and sexual fantasy are intricately linked. The target of someone's sexual
interest (whether a person, object, or behavior) is typically represented within the content of …

This study examined whether the phenomenology (vividness, absorption, sexual arousal)
and plausibility of sexual fantasies are associated with behavioural motivation and …