What's in a Name? A Phenomenological Exploration of Hypersexuality Narratives.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We explored men's subjective experiences of hypersexuality, including the underlying factors they believed contributed to their sexuality. Methods: We interviewed 32 Canadian men with self-reported concerns related to hypersexuality. Interviews were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis and narrative analysis.

Results

Participants' (hyper)sexual experiences revealed complex histories of desire, life disruptions, and hopes to re-story their sexual lives. Similar (sexual and non-sexual) desires were often attributed to different expressions of hypersexuality.

Conclusion

Assessment and treatment protocols for hypersexuality should account for the social and cultural factors that shape sexuality, and the broader field of desire extending

SUBMITTER: Knack N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10903681 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature