Herbenick Debby, Fu Tsung-Chieh, Carver Dasha N, Brandenburg Dakota, Balle Mary, Eastman-Mueller Heather
Center for Sexual Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
Department of Applied Health Science, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
J Sex Marital Ther. 2025;51(2):224-242. doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2025.2458173. Epub 2025 Jan 31.
Rough sex has become prevalent among young adults, yet little is known about the prevalence of consensual non-consent (CNC)-which is often enacted as role-playing sexual assault-or the correlates of either sexual choking or CNC. In a U.S. college campus probability survey, we assessed the prevalence and correlates of choking and CNC. More women (45%) and gender diverse participants (61%) had ever been choked than men (25%). Also, 10.0% of students had ever engaged in CNC, with no significant gender differences. Both choking and CNC were related to alcohol use and to a history of partner violence.
