TY - JOUR
T1 - The sexual consumer
T2 - Characteristics, expectations, and experiences of women attending in-home sex toy parties
AU - Schick, Vanessa
AU - Herbenick, Debby
AU - Jozkowski, Kristen N.
AU - Jawed-Wessel, Sofia
AU - Reece, Michael
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Sexuality education efforts tend to focus on adolescents and riskreduction strategies. Outside of clinical settings, there are few sexuality education opportunities focusing on enhancing the sexual lives (e.g., desire, arousal, orgasm) of adult women in long-term monogamous relationships. In-home sex toy parties may enrich women's sexual experiences by providing attendees with an opportunity to learn in a nontraditional setting. In the present study, more than 2,500 party attendees were surveyed regarding their party experience and sexual history. Participants reported high scores on the Female Sexual Function Index with repeat attendees scoring significantly higher than their counterparts. Recommendations are discussed regarding the use of parties as a source for sexuality information distribution and screening for therapeutic referrals.
AB - Sexuality education efforts tend to focus on adolescents and riskreduction strategies. Outside of clinical settings, there are few sexuality education opportunities focusing on enhancing the sexual lives (e.g., desire, arousal, orgasm) of adult women in long-term monogamous relationships. In-home sex toy parties may enrich women's sexual experiences by providing attendees with an opportunity to learn in a nontraditional setting. In the present study, more than 2,500 party attendees were surveyed regarding their party experience and sexual history. Participants reported high scores on the Female Sexual Function Index with repeat attendees scoring significantly higher than their counterparts. Recommendations are discussed regarding the use of parties as a source for sexuality information distribution and screening for therapeutic referrals.
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U2 - 10.1080/0092623X.2012.691949
DO - 10.1080/0092623X.2012.691949
M3 - Article
C2 - 23252640
AN - SCOPUS:84876364060
SN - 0092-623X
VL - 39
SP - 160
EP - 175
JO - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
JF - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
IS - 2
ER -