Feederism: An Exaggeration of a Normative Mate Selection Preference?

Terry, Lesley L.; Suschinsky, Kelly D.; Lalumière, Martin L.; Vasey, Paul L.

doi:10.1007/s10508-012-9925-7

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“…Most studies reporting discordance in women find a pattern opposite to what was found in the current study, in that there is usually an absence of subjective sexual arousal in the presence of a genital response (Chivers & Bailey, 2005; Chivers et al, 2004; Suschinsky & Lalumière, 2011a, 2011b). One study has reported a direction of discordance similar to what was found in the current study, in that men and women reported being sexually aroused (to scenarios involving feeding) in the absence of a genital response (Terry, Suschinsky, Lalumière, & Vasey, 2012), suggesting that these two responses may be controlled by different pathways or systems.…”

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Can habituation of sexual responses be elicited in men and women when attention is maintained?

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Allen

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Queen's University at KingstonStudies investigating men and women separately suggest a sex difference in the habituation of genital responses to sexual stimuli: Men's responses habituate readily whereas women's responses appear more resistant. These studies also demonstrate that attention is positively correlated with habituation effects when they occur. The preparation hypothesis asserts that women's genital responses occur automatically in the presence of sexual cues to protect them from injuries that may occur as a result of penetration. It follows that women may not habituate as much as men because the costs of not responding to sexual cues are likely higher for women than they are for men. In a recent study we found similar and pronounced habituation effects for genital responses and self-reported attention in men and in women. The aims of the current study were to examine whether habituation can be elicited when attention is maintained and if a sex difference would be observed. Thirty-six men and women were presented with 14 audiovisual stimuli following a within-subjects habituation design. Genital responses were measured using circumferential phallometry and vaginal photoplethysmography. Poststimulus ratings of sexual arousal and attention were recorded. Results showed habituation of genital but not subjective sexual responses in both sexes. Participants reported a high degree of attention across habituation trials, but controlling for changes in attention eliminated habituation effects for genital responses. The role of attention in sexual responses and the implications of our findings for the preparation hypothesis are discussed.

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Can habituation of sexual responses be elicited in men and women when attention is maintained?

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“…In fact, some individuals may combine sexual and eating gratifications and form a unique type of fantasy (i.e., feederism). In one study, men and women from general population who were shown neutral and feeding still images while listening to audio recordings of neutral and feeding stories subjectively rated feeding stimuli as more sexually arousing than neutral stimuli (Terry et al 2012).…”

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The Psychology of Mukbang Watching: A Scoping Review of the Academic and Non-academic Literature

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Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Internet technology has facilitated the use of a wide variety of different activities and applications in online contexts. Despite a large amount of research regarding these activities including online social networking, online gaming, online shopping, online sex, and online gambling, very little is known regarding online eating shows called 'mukbang' (i.e. a portmanteau of the South Korean words for 'eating' ['meokneun'] and 'broadcast' ['bangsong'] that refers to online broadcasts where individuals eat food and interact with the viewers). The present study carried out a scoping review of the academic and non-academic literature (i.e. peer-reviewed publications, academic theses, and the print media) in order to examine the psychological characteristics of mukbang viewers and consequences of mukbang watching. A total of 11 academic outputs from different disciplinary fields (mainly peer-reviewed papers) and 20 articles from national UK newspapers were identified following an extensive literature search. Results from the scoping review indicated that viewers use mukbang watching for social reasons, sexual reasons, entertainment, eating reasons, and/or as an escapist compensatory strategy. Furthermore, mukbang watching appears to have both beneficial consequences (e.g., diminishing feelings of loneliness and social isolation, constructing a virtual social community,) and non-beneficial consequences (e.g., altering food preferences, eating habits, and table manners, promoting disordered eating, potential excess, and 'addiction'). Implications of the study and directions for future research are also discussed.

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“…For example, people who engage in varying types of BDSM (bondage, dominance, sadism, masochism) can do so within a framework of behavior, identity (e.g., kink-identified, in the lifestyle), and orientation (being drawn to this partnered sexuality over or alongside others) (Kleinplatz & Diamond, 2014;Terry, Suschinsky, Lalumiere, & Vasey, 2012;Terry & Vasey, 2011;Weiss, 2011). Becoming excited or drawn to themes of exhibitionism, risky sex, voyeurism, or other kinkrelated sexualities could be anotheriteration ofsexualparameter n .…”

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Beyond Sexual Orientation: Integrating Gender/Sex and Diverse Sexualities via Sexual Configurations Theory

2015

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Sexual orientation typically describes people's sexual attractions or desires based on their sex relative to that of a target. Despite its utility, it has been critiqued in part because it fails to account for non-biological gender-related factors, partnered sexualities unrelated to gender or sex, or potential divergences between love and lust. In this article, I propose Sexual Configurations Theory (SCT) as a testable, empirically grounded framework for understanding diverse partnered sexualities, separate from solitary sexualities. I focus on and provide models of two parameters of partnered sexuality--gender/sex and partner number. SCT also delineates individual gender/sex. I discuss a sexual diversity lens as a way to study the particularities and generalities of diverse sexualities without privileging either. I also discuss how sexual identities, orientations, and statuses that are typically seen as misaligned or aligned are more meaningfully conceptualized as branched or co-incident. I map out some existing identities using SCT and detail its applied implications for health and counseling work. I highlight its importance for sexuality in terms of measurement and social neuroendocrinology, and the ways it may be useful for self-knowledge and feminist and queer empowerment and alliance building. I also make a case that SCT changes existing understandings and conceptualizations of sexuality in constructive and generative ways informed by both biology and culture, and that it is a potential starting point for sexual diversity studies and research.

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Feederism: An Exaggeration of a Normative Mate Selection Preference?

Cited by 12 publications

References 39 publications

Can habituation of sexual responses be elicited in men and women when attention is maintained?

Can habituation of sexual responses be elicited in men and women when attention is maintained?

The Psychology of Mukbang Watching: A Scoping Review of the Academic and Non-academic Literature

Beyond Sexual Orientation: Integrating Gender/Sex and Diverse Sexualities via Sexual Configurations Theory

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