From BDSM to threesomes, many people have secret sex fetishes that they would love to fulfil. Now, scientists are recruiting participants for studies on these fetishes, in the hopes of understanding the psychology behind them.
Dr Justin Lehmiller, a sex psychologist, has explained the new studies in a blog this week. He said: “Current participation opportunities cover a wide range of topics, from understanding attitudes toward and experiences with threesomes to people’s feelings about public nudity to the development of kink/BDSM identities to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on various aspects of our sex lives and relationships, including how it has impacted sex workers.” One of the studies announced this week is being run by the