A Descriptive Exploration of Flourishing Through Kink

NCT06969183 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: T2024-01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,131
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study examines the experiences of people who have engaged in alternative sexual behaviors, like kink or BDSM, and whether there have been any positive effects on well-being

Conditions

Impact on Psychological Well-being of Involvement in Kink Behaviors

Keywords

kink, BDSM, flourishing, trauma recovery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Reports of Healing through Kink

  Primary Outcome measure: the proportion of people who affirmatively answer "Have you ever experienced healing from trauma through kink?"

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Subgroups More Likely

  Baseline

• Types of Trauma Involved

  Baseline

• Attachment Differences

  Baseline

• Healing and Flourishing

  Baseline

• Conditions for Healing through Kink

  Baseline

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

People who have engaged in kink behaviors

You may qualify if:

• \- 1. Age of majority in the legal jurisdiction (geographic location) where the survey is taken (usually age 18) 2. Self-reported involvement in kink behaviors 3. self-reported English-language proficiency sufficient to understand the study instrument.
• \. Answer correctly a series of questions to screen for bots and fraudulent responses

You may not qualify if:

• \. Report no involvement in kink activities or behaviors 2. Answer incorrectly three or more questions for bot detection and fraudulent responses, 3+ out of 4 bot detection questions.
• \. Clearly fraudulent use of the internet survey, such as: evidence of non-human data entry via an internet "bot", duplicative or prank data entry that entails contradictory or clearly fraudulent data.
• \. Any condition that, in the professional judgment of the Principal Investigator, should exclude an individual from participation in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance: lead

Study Sites (1)

TASHRA

San Francisco, California, 94571, United States

Location

Related Links

• Website of community based research organization

Study Officials

• Richard A Sprott, PhD

  The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 21, 2025
• First Posted: May 13, 2025
• Study Start: April 22, 2024
• Primary Completion: October 6, 2024
• Study Completion: October 6, 2024
• Last Updated: May 13, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)