Psychological factors predict women's interest in violent erotica

Psychological factors predict women's interest in violent erotica

A recent study investigating women’s sexual responses to different types of written pornography found that personal attitudes, rather than evolutionary reproductive traits, best predict arousal from aggressive content. Women who reported prior exposure to violent sexual media and held stronger beliefs in societal myths about sexual assault experienced higher arousal from nonconsensual narratives. The research, published in The Journal of Sex Res…