Harris Emily A, Morgenroth Thekla, Crone Damien L, Morgenroth Lena, Gee Isabel, Pan Harry
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia.
Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Feb;53(2):577-592. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02741-0. Epub 2023 Nov 28.
Sexual consent has received increased attention in mainstream media, educational, and political settings since the rise of the #MeToo movement in 2017. However, long before #MeToo, sexual consent has been a core practice among people who engage in Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, Sadism, and Masochism (BDSM). This study examined sexual consent norms among a sexually diverse sample, including people who practice BDSM (n = 116), people who identify with another sexual minority group, such as swingers and sex workers (n = 114), and people who did not identify with a sexual minority group, termed sexual majority group members (n = 158). Explicit consent for both BDSM- and non-BDSM-related activities was rated as more common (descriptively normative) among people who were a member of the BDSM community compared to majority participants. Further, BDSM participants rated consent discussions as less sexually disruptive compared to majority participants. We found no significant group differences in the extent to which people thought sexual consent should be discussed. We also discuss findings from an open-ended question asking participants to recall a recent sexual experience with a new partner. This study demonstrates variability in consent norms between groups and points to the potential to shift sexual consent behaviors among majority participants.
自2017年#MeToo运动兴起以来，性同意在主流媒体、教育和政治领域受到了越来越多的关注。然而，早在#MeToo之前，性同意就是参与束缚与纪律、支配与臣服、施虐与受虐（BDSM）的人们的核心行为。本研究调查了一个性取向多样化样本中的性同意规范，其中包括从事BDSM的人群（n = 116）、认同其他性少数群体（如 swingers 和性工作者）的人群（n = 114），以及不认同性少数群体的人群（称为性多数群体成员，n = 158）。与多数参与者相比，BDSM社区成员明确表示同意BDSM相关和非BDSM相关活动更为常见（描述性规范）。此外，与多数参与者相比，BDSM参与者认为同意讨论对性方面的干扰较小。我们发现，在人们认为应该讨论性同意的程度上，各群体之间没有显著差异。我们还讨论了一个开放式问题的结果，该问题要求参与者回忆最近与新伴侣的性经历。这项研究表明了不同群体之间同意规范的差异，并指出了改变多数参与者性同意行为的可能性。
