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Article: THE RELATIONS OF POWER AND INTIMACY MOTIVES TO GENITOEROTIC ROLE PREFERENCES IN GAY MEN: A PILOT STUDY.(bibliography included)
- Article from:
- The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality
- Article date:
- March 22, 2000
- Author:
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ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to explore the relationships between power and intimacy motives and genitoerotic role preferences in gay men. Twenty European-American gay men, ten with a preference for insertive anal sex (MIPs) and ten with a preference for receptive anal sex (MRPs), participated in the study. There were no significant differences between MIPs' and MRPs in general power or intimacy motivation; however, there were significant differences in terms of directional power motivation in the sexual context. MIPs were more likely to desire exerting power over their partners during sex whereas MRPs were more likely to desire being overpowered during sex. ...