Introduction BDSM (bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadism and
masochism) increasingly receives attention from the scientific community. Where earlier …

Since the explosion of social scientific and sociological research on BDSM in the late 1990s
and early 2000s, the field has grown exponentially. In this review, I identify three particularly …

Consensus is emerging that the constellation of dark personalities should include the
sadistic personality. To build a four-factor measure, we modified and extended the Short …

As a result of recent media interest, the practice of BDSM has become more mainstream yet
remains marginalized. Now more than ever, greater numbers of heterosexual and LGBTQ …

This study examines how BDSM participants understand sexual experiences. Data are
drawn from 32 in-depth, semistructured interviews and discussion-board threads from a …

Prior limited research on entrance into BDSM divided paths of entry into external or internal
factors (Yosta & Hunter, 2012), while research on age at entry into BDSM has not …

The broad accessibility of online sexually explicit material (SEM) exposes viewers to a wide
scope of sexual behaviors. Social concern tends to be heightened over SEM that …

Physical pain represents a common feature of Bondage and Discipline/Dominance and
Submission/Sadism and Machochism (BDSM) activity. This article explores the literature …

ABSTRACT A growing number of studies have demonstrated that BDSM
(Bondage/Discipline-Domination/Submission-Sadism/Masochism) practices are not signs of …

The experiencing of subspace (ie, an altered psychological, emotional, and/or physiological
state) is somewhat common among individuals who identify as masochists and submissives …