Choking/Strangulation During Sex: Understanding and Negotiating "Safety" Among 18-35 Year Old Australians.

ABSTRACT: Despite its potentially fatal consequences, sexual choking/strangulation is an increasingly common sexual practice. Existing research suggests that its growing prevalence is partly a consequence of its popular construction as "risky yet safe." Few studies have directly examined how people frame and engage in choking/strangulation in terms of "safety"-what people think it means for strangulation to be (or not be) "safe" and how people think safety during strangulation can be achieved. Drawing on qualitative text responses from a survey collected in 2023, this paper examined whether and how Australian adults aged between 18-35 perceived choking/strangulation in terms of "safety." We identified and discussed four main themes arising from the data: choking/strangulation during sex can be safe;

SUBMITTER: Conte I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11836099 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature