BDSM

BDSM (bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadism and masochism) increasingly receives attention from the scientific community. Where earlier research efforts mainly focused on epidemiologic characteristics, psychological and biologic factors driving BDSM preferences have recently gained interest as well.

The current project aims to address epidemiological, psychological and biological factors associated to these sexual interests.

Selected publications

Bondage-Discipline, Dominance-Submission and Sadomasochism (BDSM) From an Integrative Biopsychosocial Perspective: A Systematic Review.

De Neef N, Coppens V, Huys W, Morrens M.Sex Med. 2019 Jun;7(2):129-144. doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2019.02.002.

Fifty Shades of Belgian Gray: The Prevalence of BDSM-Related Fantasies and Activities in the General Population.

Holvoet L, Huys W, Coppens V, Seeuws J, Goethals K, Morrens M.J Sex Med. 2017 Sep;14(9):1152-1159. 

Between Pleasure and Pain: A Pilot Study on the Biological Mechanisms Associated With BDSM Interactions in Dominants and Submissives.

Wuyts E MD, De Neef N MD, Coppens V, Fransen E PhD, Schellens E, Van Der Pol M, Morrens M PhD.J Sex Med. 2020 Apr;17(4):784-792.

A Survey on BDSM-related Activities: BDSM Experience Correlates with Age of First Exposure, Interest Profile, and Role Identity.

Coppens V, Ten Brink S, Huys W, Fransen E, Morrens M.J Sex Res. 2020 Jan;57(1):129-136.