Volume 10, 2024

Volume 10, Issue 1, April 2024

Creating Lasting Love: An Ethnographic Study of Sexual Pleasure, Intimacy and Contraception
Victoria Boydell

• Brief Description: How contraceptive use and choices are intertwined with how women assess and relay concerns about intimacy.
• Keywords: contraceptive decision-making, pleasure, intimacy, London, ethnography

Directness of Communication Mediates Sexual Satisfaction: What We Can Learn from a Positive View of BDSM Practice
Anabel Carty and Adam Davidson

• Brief Description: A study on the positive association between BDSM participation and sexual satisfaction, showing the vital role open and honest communication plays.
• Keywords: BDSM, Communication, Kink, Positive Sexuality, Sexual Satisfaction

My Body Under Capitalism: Resisting the Whore Stigma
Jenny Hedley

• Brief Description: A creative critical essay on the structural mechanisms and invisible biases that allow gendered violence and the whore stigma to flourish.
• Keywords: sex work, consent, objectification theory, sexual assault, creative writing

Volume 10, Issue 2, November 2024

Word Play: A Top-Down Approach to Text Analysis of BDSM Practitioners’ Written Language
Phoenix Crane

• Brief Description: A two-part research study comparing BDSM practitioners and non-practitioners language use as well as the language used among various BDSM identities.
• Keywords: BDSM, language analysis, LIWC, power, identity, individual differences

An Exploratory Comparison of Attachment Style, Emotion Regulation, and Relationship Equity in BDSM and non-BDSM Relationships
Rachel Ryan and Arien K. Muzacz

• Brief Description: A quantitative study comparing BDSM and non-BDSM relationships across attachment styles, equity, and emotion regulation.
• Keywords: relationship equity, emotion regulation, attachment, BDSM, couples, kink

Pups at Pride: A Reflection on Negotiating Consent, Power, and Agency with Subversive Subcultures
James Pickles

• Brief Description: A case study on ethics during the research process when engaging with potential participants who may not be able to fully consent due to their kink/BDSM identity and/or relationship.
• Keywords: kink community, pup play, puppy play, research ethics, power dynamics, consent

The Impact of Communication on Sexual Response: A Summary of Findings
Laura Lee

• Brief Description: An examination of the impact of sexual communication on sexual desire and satisfaction, with suggestions for clinicians and an emphasis on the need for more research on non-heteronormative and non-monogamous relationships.
• Keywords: sexual communication, sexual desire, sexual satisfaction, clinical applications, relationship satisfaction