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    J Sex Res. 2009 Jan-Feb;46(1):33-45. doi: 10.1080/00224490802624406.

    The nature of women's rape fantasies: an analysis of prevalence, frequency, and contents.

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    Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA. jenny.bivona@gmail.com

    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.

    PMID:
    19085605
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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