The Psychology of Puppy Play: A Phenomenological Investigation

Langdridge, Darren; Lawson, Jamie

doi:10.1007/s10508-019-01476-1

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“…Experiencing pleasurable sex is not only physically satisfying, but helps an individual realize some self-fantasies that result in arousal and identity development ( Kiguwa, 2015 ). People may increase sexual arousal and sexual pleasure through role playing ( Langdridge and Lawson, 2019 ). Therefore, Sexual Pleasure measures whether the self-affirming hormones and/or surgery can bring more sexual arousal and pleasure.…”

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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Gender Identity Scale for Transgender Women in China

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Transgender women are an important subgroup of the transgender umbrella and have their own unique gender identity. This article aimed to understand and measure the latent concept of gender identity among Chinese transgender women from a multi-dimensional perspective. Through a two-phase, iterative scale development process, we developed the Gender Identity Scale for Transgender Women (GIS-TW) in Chinese. Literature reviews, expert consultations, and focus groups constitute phrase 1 of the study, which resulted in the first version of GIS-TW with 30 items. In phrase 2, exploratory factor analysis on a sample of 244 Chinese transgender women revealed a six-factor solution across the 22 items. The Bem Sex Role Inventory was included to test for convergent validity, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale was used to test discriminant validity. Then we conducted the confirmatory factor analysis with an independent sample of 420 Chinese transgender women, which produced the final version of GIS-TW with 21 items. The internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.71–0.87) and test-retest stability (r = 0.73–0.87) of each factor was good. In conclusion, the GIS-TW is a reliable and valid psychometric tool for the assessment of Chinese transgender women’s gender identity. Future application of the scale will help transgender women obtain better gender confirmative interventions.

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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Gender Identity Scale for Transgender Women in China

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“…In addition to expanding the analytic frameworks for understanding BDSM beyond the focus of sexuality, in the last two decades, the field has begun to disentangle the various practices that fall under BDSM umbrella. Studies of BDSM are now beginning to examine the specificities of identities, practices, and communities within that umbrella including pupping (Langdridge and Lawson, 2019;Lawson and Langdridge, 2020;Wignall and McCormack, 2017), ageplay (Bauer, 2018;Tildenberg and Paasonen, 2019), spanking (Labrecque et al, 2020;Plante, 2006), and domestic discipline (Carmack et al, 2015;DeGroot et al, 2015;Hebert Deshotels et al, 2019) to cite just a few examples of this burgeoning area of work.…”

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Introduction to the special issue: BDSM Studies

Simula¹

2021

Sexualities

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In recent decades, there has been an explosion of research on BDSM, spanning disciplines and methodological approaches. The growing body of research on BDSM unpacks many of the early assumptions in the field, including that BDSM is only or always a sexual or erotic interest, activity or identity, that interest in BDSM is pathological or indicative of mental illness, and many others. In this special issue, scholars of BDSM explore core questions in the field, including how best to understand the practices, identities, and communities that fall under the broad umbrella of BDSM, whether and how to disentangle the disparate subcommunities and identities that are often lumped under the category of BDSM, the urgent need to critically examine the role of whiteness, white privilege, and racism within both BDSM communities and BDSM scholarship, and the question of whether and when BDSM is appropriately understood through a sexuality lens. The introduction to the special issue highlights emerging themes and pressing gaps in the field of BDSM studies and provides an overview of the contributions to the special issue.

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“…He argues that masochism provides a powerful method of removing high-level selfawareness and therefor can function as an effective deterrent to unwanted feelings of guilt, anxiety, or insecurity. Engaging in practices like masochism, along with others like drug use and spirituality, can provide relief from the burdens of contemporary life (see also Langdridge and Lawson, 2019).…”

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Spiritual experiences and altered states of consciousness – Parallels between BDSM and Christianity

Carlström

2020

Sexualities

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This article is based on a five-year qualitative ethnographic study of bondage and discipline/dominance and submission/sadism and masochism (BDSM) in Sweden. In-depth interviews were completed with 29 self-defined BDSM practitioners. In the article, I investigate spirituality in two different contexts, namely within BDSM practice and in the charismatic Christianity. With a focus on power dynamics, pain rituals, and altered states of consciousness, I discuss the questions: What meaning is given to the concept of spirituality in a BDSM context, and how does this spirituality resemble spirituality in Christianity? Which common denominators between BDSM practice and Christian belief can be found, and how should we interpret the parallels that the informants emphasize between practicing BDSM and having a Christian affiliation? The article aims to broaden our understanding for spirituality in different contexts, and thus contribute to both the research field of BDSM as well as to religion studies. And as such, I hope this study can bring some clarity to the different spiritual experiences individuals may encounter, whether it happens in a BDSM context or in a religious context.

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The Psychology of Puppy Play: A Phenomenological Investigation

Cited by 13 publications

References 41 publications

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Gender Identity Scale for Transgender Women in China

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Gender Identity Scale for Transgender Women in China

Introduction to the special issue: BDSM Studies

Spiritual experiences and altered states of consciousness – Parallels between BDSM and Christianity

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