Davis Brooke, Evanoff Crystal, Babchishin Kelly M
Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada.
Sex Offending. 2024 Sep 30;19:e13341. doi: 10.5964/sotrap.13341. eCollection 2024.
Although "BDSM" (i.e., bondage, discipline, dominance, submission, sadism, and masochism) has become increasingly present in popular media in recent years, much remains unknown about the etiology and correlates of BDSM. Research has demonstrated a relationship between religion and sexual behaviours/attitudes; therefore, religion could also be associated with sadism and masochism. To address gaps in existing knowledge, we conducted an online survey of 515 participants who answered a questionnaire on sexual life and behaviour, including questions on arousal in response to sadism and masochism scenarios, associated negative impacts, and religion. We found a higher prevalence of arousal in response to sadism scenarios amongst non-religious participants (64.6%; = 228/353) than religious participants (54.7%; = 88/161) with a small, but potentially meaningful effect size (Φ = -.095, = .032). Increased impact of religious beliefs on sex life was associated with slightly lower sadism arousal, (499) = -.080, = .075. This association was strong enough to be considered a potentially meaningful factor but was not statistically significant. There was also a small negative correlation between masochism arousal and impact of religious beliefs on sex life and behaviour, (500) = -.129, = .004. Based on these findings, we conclude that there could be a limited but meaningful relationship between religion and sadism/masochism arousal. Further research should explore specific religious affiliations and beliefs as potentially associated with sadism and masochism arousal.
尽管“BDSM”（即捆绑、调教、支配、臣服、施虐和受虐）近年来在大众媒体中越来越常见，但关于BDSM的病因及相关因素仍有很多未知之处。研究表明宗教与性行为/态度之间存在关联；因此，宗教也可能与施虐和受虐有关。为了填补现有知识的空白，我们对515名参与者进行了一项在线调查，他们回答了一份关于性生活和行为的问卷，包括对施虐和受虐场景的唤起、相关负面影响以及宗教方面的问题。我们发现，非宗教参与者（64.6%；n = 228/353）对施虐场景的唤起发生率高于宗教参与者（54.7%；n = 88/161），效应量虽小但可能有意义（Φ = -.095，p = .032）。宗教信仰对性生活影响的增加与施虐唤起略有降低相关，（r(499) = -.080，p = .075）。这种关联强度足以被视为一个潜在有意义的因素，但无统计学显著性。受虐唤起与宗教信仰对性生活和行为的影响之间也存在小的负相关，（r(500) = -.129，p = .004）。基于这些发现，我们得出结论，宗教与施虐/受虐唤起之间可能存在有限但有意义的关系。进一步的研究应探索与施虐和受虐唤起潜在相关的具体宗教派别和信仰。
