Department of Psychology, Poole House, Bournemouth University, Poole, BH12 5BB, UK.
School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Roehampton, London, UK.
Arch Sex Behav. 2022 Oct;51(7):3637-3646. doi: 10.1007/s10508-021-02225-z. Epub 2022 Apr 25.
This study presents findings from a community survey on pup play. Pup play is a kink activity and a form of role play that is growing in popularity internationally, and gaining increasing attention in sexology, yet prior research on pup play has almost entirely employed qualitative methods and primarily involved gay and bisexual men. Using survey data of 733 pup play participants primarily from the US, but also internationally, this study reports on the demographics of participants, how they engage in pup play, its social and sexual elements, and how it relates to social identity and mental health. Unique pup names and identifying with breeds of dogs were used to foster a sense of individuality within pup play, while the majority of participants owned and wore gear when engaging in pup play. We also found significant associations between being younger and identifying as a pup. Most participants reported that pup play improved their mental health. Binary logistic regression analyses indicated that having a mental health diagnosis was associated with identifying with a more social style of pup play and self-reporting the mental health benefits of pup play. We find that the conceptualization of pup play in the existing literature to be accurate to this international sample and highlight areas where further research is needed, alongside limitations of the study.
本研究呈现了一项关于小狗扮演的社区调查结果。小狗扮演是一种变装癖活动，也是一种越来越受欢迎的角色扮演形式，在性学领域受到越来越多的关注，但之前关于小狗扮演的研究几乎全部采用了定性方法，主要涉及男同性恋和双性恋者。本研究使用了来自美国和国际的 733 名小狗扮演参与者的调查数据，报告了参与者的人口统计学特征、他们如何参与小狗扮演、其社会和性元素，以及它与社会认同和心理健康的关系。独特的小狗名字和对犬种的认同被用来在小狗扮演中培养个性，而大多数参与者在参与小狗扮演时拥有和穿着装备。我们还发现，年龄较小和认同为小狗与某些行为之间存在显著关联。大多数参与者报告说小狗扮演改善了他们的心理健康。二元逻辑回归分析表明，有心理健康诊断与更具社交风格的小狗扮演认同和自我报告小狗扮演对心理健康的益处有关。我们发现，现有文献中对小狗扮演的概念化与这个国际样本相符，并强调了需要进一步研究的领域，以及研究的局限性。
