2009/02/03 by Jenny M. Bivona, Joseph W. Critelli · 1 voice · 2 citations
Social Sciences · #Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis #Gender, Security, and Conflict #Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
paper · doi:10.1080/00224490802624406
openalex publication_date 2009/02/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
This study evaluated the rape fantasies of female undergraduates (N = 355) using a fantasy checklist that reflected the legal definition of rape and a sexual fantasy log that included systematic prompts and self-ratings. Results indicated that 62% of women have had a rape fantasy, which is somewhat higher than previous estimates. For women who have had rape fantasies, the median frequency of these fantasies was about 4 times per year, with 14% of participants reporting that they had rape fantasies at least once a week. In contrast to previous research, which suggested that rape fantasies were either entirely aversive or entirely erotic, rape fantasies were found to exist on an erotic-aversive continuum, with 9% completely aversive, 45% completely erotic, and 46% both erotic and aversive.