Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
Departments of Psychology, Gender Studies, and Neuroscience, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Arch Sex Behav. 2022 Jan;51(1):653-671. doi: 10.1007/s10508-021-02162-x. Epub 2022 Jan 13.
Orgasm coercion involves pressuring a partner to orgasm by implying that not orgasming will have negative consequences. In the present study, we used mixed methods to explore (1) how various individual and contextual factors-i.e., frequency of orgasm coercion, orgasm frequency, gender/sex, sexual identity, the orgasm coercion tactics used, and perceptions of the perpetrator's intention-affect relationship and psychological outcomes associated with orgasm coercion, and (2) how different individuals characterize these outcomes. Cisgender women, cisgender men, and gender/sex minority participants (N = 308, M age = 30.44 years, SD = 8.16) described the most recent encounter in which they experienced orgasm coercion and then rated and described the positive and negative relationship and psychological outcomes associated with the incident. Quantitative results showed that the following predicted significantly higher negative relationship and psychological outcomes: a higher frequency of experiencing orgasm coercion, lower frequency of orgasming with partners in general, and experiencing orgasm coercion via physical or emotional threats. Believing that the perpetrator was motivated by altruism or social pressures mitigated these effects. And, experiencing orgasm coercion via implied fault predicted significantly higher negative relationship outcomes only for cisgender women. Additionally, being a sexual minority predicted higher negative relationship (but not psychological) outcomes, whereas being a gender/sex minority predicted higher negative psychological (but not relationship) outcomes. Qualitative results showed that relationship and psychological outcomes varied; for example, participants discussed making a partner happy, disappointment with their partner's behaviors, ending the relationship, and lasting feelings of anxiety, guilt, and abuse. Together, findings offer new insights into how orgasm coercion affects those who experience it.
性高潮胁迫是指通过暗示不达到性高潮会产生负面后果来迫使伴侣达到性高潮。在本研究中，我们使用混合方法来探讨：（1）各种个体和情境因素——即性高潮胁迫的频率、性高潮的频率、性别/性别、性身份、使用的性高潮胁迫策略以及对施害者意图的感知——如何影响与性高潮胁迫相关的关系和心理结果；（2）不同的个体如何描述这些结果。顺性别女性、顺性别男性和性别/性少数群体参与者（N=308，平均年龄=30.44 岁，SD=8.16）描述了他们最近一次经历性高潮胁迫的经历，然后对与该事件相关的积极和消极关系和心理结果进行了评价和描述。定量结果表明，以下因素预测了更高的负面关系和心理结果：经历性高潮胁迫的频率更高、一般情况下与伴侣性高潮的频率更低、经历身体或情感威胁的性高潮胁迫。相信施害者是出于利他主义或社会压力而这样做，会减轻这些影响。并且，暗示过错的性高潮胁迫仅对顺性别女性预测了更高的负面关系结果。此外，性少数群体预测了更高的负面关系（但不是心理）结果，而性别/性少数群体预测了更高的负面心理（但不是关系）结果。定性结果表明，关系和心理结果各不相同；例如，参与者讨论了让伴侣高兴、对伴侣的行为感到失望、结束关系以及持续感到焦虑、内疚和被虐待的感觉。总之，这些发现提供了新的见解，了解性高潮胁迫如何影响那些经历过它的人。
