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  • Psychology
  • Sexuality Studies
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, and sadism/masochism (BDSM) proclivity in college students is understudied.
  • Existing measures may not adequately capture BDSM proclivity, especially for those unfamiliar with BDSM terminology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce and validate the BDSM Proclivity Scale for college students.
  • Examine the relationship between BDSM proclivity and other sexual attitudes and behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the BDSM Proclivity Scale and other measures to 552 college students.
  • Assessed sociosexual attitudes/behaviors, rape-supportive attitudes, sexual partners, and consent-seeking.
  • Utilized structural models to analyze correlations.

Main Results:

  • Identified and cross-validated two factors for BDSM attitudes and experiences.
  • BDSM attitudes averaged 5.61 and experiences 4.44 on a 7-point Likert scale.
  • Found positive correlations between BDSM proclivity and lifetime sexual contact, gender, sociosexual attitudes, and rape-supportive attitudes. Consent-seeking was unrelated.

Conclusions:

  • BDSM proclivity, encompassing both attitudes and experiences, is present in college students.
  • The BDSM Proclivity Scale demonstrates construct validity.
  • Further research is needed on the development, correlates, and knowledge sources of BDSM proclivity in students.