The Nature of Women's Rape Fantasies: An Analysis of Prevalence, Frequency, and Contents.
By: Bivona, Jenny; Critelli, Joseph. Journal of Sex Research, Feb2009, Vol. 46 Issue 1, p33-45, 13p, 2 charts, 2 graphs Abstract: This study evaluated the rape fantasies of female undergraduates (N = 355) using a fantasy checklist that reflected the legal definition of rape and a sexual fantasy log that included systematic prompts and self-ratings. Results indicated that 62% of women have had a rape fantasy, which is somewhat higher than previous estimates. For women who have had rape fantasies, the median frequency of these fantasies was about 4 times per year, with 14% of participants reporting that they had rape fantasies at least once a week. In contrast to previous research, which suggested that rape fantasies were either entirely aversive or entirely erotic, rape fantasies were found to exist on an erotic-aversive continuum, with 9% completely aversive, 45% completely erotic, and 46% both erotic and aversive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] DOI: 10.1080/00224490802624406 (AN 36449289)
Sexual fantasies, sexual functioning, and hysteria among women: A test of Freud's (1905) hypothesis.
Cogan, Rosemary; Cochran, Bradley S.; Velarde, Luis C.; Calkins, Heather B.; Chenault, Natalie E.; Cody, Dana L.; Kelley, Matthew D.; Kubicek, Steven J.; Loving, Adam R.; Noriega, Jose P.; Phelan, Kathleen A.; Seigle, Sarah C.; Stout, Troy I.; Styles, Jared W.; Williams, Henry A.; Psychoanalytic Psychology, Vol 24(4), Oct 2007. pp. 697-700. [Journal Article] Abstract: In Three essays on the theory of sexuality, Freud (1986) wrote of a relationship between hysteria and sexuality and commented that hysteria was precipitated by the onset of a real sexual situation. Here, the scores on a measure of hysteria and sexual fantasies of student women who were (n=93) and were not (n=26) intercourse active were compared. Women who were intercourse active had higher scores on the PDQ4+ Histrionic scale (Hyler, 1994), p<.0001, and higher scores on Wilson's Total Sexual Fantasies (Wilson, 1988), p<.0001. In contrast, the PDQ4+ Obsessiveness scale (Hyler, 1994) scores of women in the 2 groups did not differ, p=.65. The results provide empirical support for a relationship between hysteria and sexuality. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
Beyond the borders of reality: Attachment orientations and sexual fantasies. By: BIRNBAUM, GURIT E.. Personal Relationships, Jun2007, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p321-342, 22p, 6 charts Abstract: Two studies examined the associations between attachment orientations and sexual fantasies. In Study 1, 176 participants completed a sexual fantasy checklist. The findings indicated that attachment anxiety was associated with frequent sexual fantasizing (e.g., submission themes). More anxiously attached women were particularly likely to report extrapair fantasies, whereas more anxiously attached men were especially likely to report romantic fantasies. Attachment avoidance was negatively associated with romantic themes, primarily among men. In Study 2, 115 participants described a sexual fantasy in narrative form. Findings paralleled those of Study 1, with the exception that the avoidant effects were more pronounced in women’s sexual fantasies than in men’s. Implications for understanding the interplay of the attachment and sexual behavior systems are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2007.00157.x (AN 25654145)
Effects of sex guilt, repression, sexual 'arousability,' and sexual experience on female sexual arousal during erotica and fantasy. Morokoff, Patricia J.; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol 49(1), Jul 1985. pp. 177-187. [Journal Article] Abstract: Hypothesized that, among women who were asked to fantasize about sex, erotic preexposure would facilitate arousal during the fantasy, and arousal would be greater among those who had less sex guilt, those who were more arousable, those who were more experienced, and sensitizers. 62 female Ss (aged 18-53 yrs) were randomly assigned to view either an erotic or a nonerotic videotape. All Ss then imagined and wrote out a sexual fantasy. Sexual arousal was measured subjectively by self-report ratings and physiologically by continuous vaginal photoplethysmograph recording. Ss high in sex guilt reported less arousal but showed significantly greater physiological arousal during the erotic videotape than did Ss low in sex guilt. For the high sex-guilt Ss, the erotic videotape facilitated physiological arousal during fantasy. Ss low in sexual arousability and low in sexual experience followed a similar pattern. No significant differences were found for repression-sensitization. Results point toward a pattern of behavioral inhibition that facilitates increased response to forbidden erotica. (36 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
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