Paper Title
Heterosexual Women’s Anal Sex Attitudes and Motivations: A Focus Group Study
Keywords
- Anal Sex Attitudes
- Penile–Anal Intercourse (PAI)
- Manual–Anal Stimulation
- Oral–Anal Contact
- Sex Toys
- Sexual Repertoire
- Consent
- Coercion
- Acquiescence
- Pain
- Pleasure
- Stigma
- Relational Factors
- Sexual Exploration
- Heterosexual Anal Sex
- BDSM
- Gagged
- Anal Sex
- Sexual Attitudes
- Sexual Motivations
- Curiosity
- Sexual Norms
- Sexual Behavior Integration
- Sexual Health Education
- Anal Sex Communication
- Sexual Exploration
- Influence of Stigma
- Non-traditional Sexual Practices
- Heterosexual Women’s Sexuality
- Receptive Anal Sex
- Risk Perception
- Intercourse Anal Sex
- Sexual Satisfaction
- Receptive Anal Intercourse
- Sexual Motivation
- Penile–Anal Intercourse
- Heterosexual Women
- Sexual Behavior
- Erotic Norms
- Fantasy
- Unsafe Sex
- Sex Position
- Role Play
- Kink
- Sexual Communication
- Relationship Dynamics
- Sadism
Journal
Research Impact Tools
Publication Info
Volume: 56 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 367-377
Published On
August, 2017
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Abstract
Focus group methods were used to explore heterosexual women’s receptive anal sex attitudes and motivations. Behaviors under investigation included penile–anal intercourse (PAI), manual–anal stimulation, oral–anal contact, and the use of sex toys. A total of 33 self-identified heterosexual women ages 18 to 30 recruited from two metropolitan areas in the Midwestern United States participated in one of six focus groups. The findings suggest that women viewed heterosexual anal sex as an emerging norm. Attitudes and motivations were complex and varied by behavior. Dominant themes included curiosity, pain, pleasure, and stigma. Relational factors, including acquiescence, coercion, and consent, were also salient among participants. Factors that influence anal sexual behaviors may not be entirely distinct from those that influence other sexual behaviors; however, factors that influence anal intercourse may be distinct from those that influence nonintercourse anal sex. Improved understanding will allow scientists to better understand the integration of anal sex behaviors into the broader sexual repertoire.
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