TY - JOUR
T1 - “If Their Face Starts Turning Purple, You Are Probably Doing Something Wrong”
T2 - Young Men’s Experiences with Choking During Sex
AU - Herbenick, Debby
AU - Guerra-Reyes, Lucia
AU - Patterson, Callie
AU - Rosenstock Gonzalez, Yael R.
AU - Wagner, Caroline
AU - Zounlome, Nelson O.O.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Choking/strangulation during sex has become prevalent in the United States. Yet, no qualitative research has addressed men’s choking experiences. Through interviews with 21 young adult men, we examined the language men use to refer to choking, how they first learned about it, their experiences with choking, and consent and safety practices. Men learned about choking during adolescence from pornography, partners, friends, and mainstream media. They engaged in choking to be kinky, adventurous, and to please partners. While many enjoyed or felt neutral about choking, others were reluctant to choke or be choked. Safety and verbal/non-verbal consent practices varied widely.
AB - Choking/strangulation during sex has become prevalent in the United States. Yet, no qualitative research has addressed men’s choking experiences. Through interviews with 21 young adult men, we examined the language men use to refer to choking, how they first learned about it, their experiences with choking, and consent and safety practices. Men learned about choking during adolescence from pornography, partners, friends, and mainstream media. They engaged in choking to be kinky, adventurous, and to please partners. While many enjoyed or felt neutral about choking, others were reluctant to choke or be choked. Safety and verbal/non-verbal consent practices varied widely.
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U2 - 10.1080/0092623X.2021.2009607
DO - 10.1080/0092623X.2021.2009607
M3 - Article
C2 - 34873995
AN - SCOPUS:85121350049
VL - 48
SP - 502
EP - 519
IS - 5
ER -