Addicted to pain: a preliminary model of sexual masochism as addiction

An exploratory, qualitative, phenomenological study focused on the experience of pain while participating in sexual masochistic acts. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine individuals (four female, five male) who regularly participate in sexually masochistic acts and point to pain as...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Authors: Kurt, Holly (Author) ; Ronʾel, Nati (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 2017, Volume: 61, Issue: 15, Pages: 1760–1774
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
Addiction
Behavioral spin
Phenomenology
Pain
Sexual masochism
Masochismus
Sucht
Schmerz