In the midst of a sexual recession, young adults are having rougher sex than ever before. Since , Herbenick and her colleagues have been conducting large-scale, nationally representative surveys on sexual behavior in the U.
Around , they began to see a noticeable change in these behaviors, she said. Choking, a colloquial term for practices ranging from a hand placed around the neck to sexual strangulation, has entered the sexual mainstream alongside many other rougher sex practices. A survey of over 4, U.
Of these students, Generally, acts like choking, slapping and spanking fall under this umbrella, but there is little consensus among young people, Herbenick said. Differing understandings of rough sex may cause problems during sexual encounters, and can sometimes leave people feeling harmed if sex is rougher than anticipated, she said.
In a survey of UVM students conducted by the Cynic, over three-fourths indicated that they had partaken in sex they would describe as rough, including but not limited to choking, slapping and hitting.
Much of why people enjoy rough sex or have specific fetishes is deeply psychological, said junior Clementine Golden, who chose to use a first name pseudonym to protect her privacy.
