SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny, Wrocław.
Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Instytut Psychologii.
Psychiatr Pol. 2023 Feb 28;57(1):121-146. doi: 10.12740/PP/144162.
The aim of the research was to study the narrative of BDSM practitioners (sadism and masochism - S/M, bondage and discipline - B&D) and to attempt to describe how they interpret and define their practices and what significance they have in their life.
Qualitative methodology - grounded theory - has been used in the study. The sample consisted of 12 individuals aged 20-49 who identified with BDSM practices. The data have been collected through intensive interviews with participants.
Based on the language analysis of the interviews, researchers established categories related to identity and the definition of BDSM. Subsequently, the initial model of the process of defining one's own sexuality in BDSM practicing individuals was proposed.
The research showed stages of the process of defining and accepting their sexuality in BDSM practicing individuals and multifaceted identification with their BDSM roles. The initial stage of the development of identification with BDSM was gender identity and sexual orientation. The participants defined their sexuality by either the identification with their roles in BDSM practices (not only as a form of sexual activity, but also in every-day life) or assuming such roles temporarily. It seems that defining their identity by the persons practicing BDSM is not an either-or between "identity" or a "role", but can be seen as continuum.
本研究旨在探讨 BDSM 实践者（施虐受虐狂-S/M、束缚和纪律-B&D）的叙述，并尝试描述他们如何解释和定义自己的行为，以及这些行为在他们生活中的意义。
本研究采用定性方法——扎根理论。样本由 12 名年龄在 20-49 岁之间、认同 BDSM 行为的个体组成。数据通过对参与者的深入访谈收集。
基于访谈的语言分析，研究人员确定了与身份和 BDSM 定义相关的类别。随后，提出了 BDSM 实践个体中定义自身性行为的初始模型。
研究表明，BDSM 实践个体在定义和接受自身性行为方面存在不同阶段，以及对其 BDSM 角色的多方面认同。认同 BDSM 的初始阶段是性别认同和性取向。参与者通过认同自己在 BDSM 实践中的角色（不仅是一种性行为形式，而且在日常生活中）或暂时扮演这些角色来定义自己的性行为。似乎 BDSM 实践者通过他人来定义自己的身份，不是“身份”或“角色”之间的非此即彼，而是可以看作是一个连续体。
