2006/03/10 by Dinesh Bhugra, Qazi Rahman, Rahul Bhintade · 2 citations
Medicine · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Art #Developmental psychology #Fantasy #Gender studies #Heterosexuality #Homosexuality #Human sexuality #Libido #Marriage and Sexual Relationships #Psychoanalysis #Psychology #Sexual function and dysfunction studies #Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology #Social psychology #Sociology
paper · doi:10.1080/14681990600554207
openalex publication_date 2006/03/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Sexual fantasy can be a part of sexual behaviour. Understanding sexual fantasies enables clinicians to understand the needs and barriers in individuals' sexual functioning. Sexual functioning in marriage and relationships is in turn influenced by sexual fantasies. In this first ever study of sexual fantasy from India, we report on 30 homosexual men and 30 heterosexual men who were given Wilson's Sexual Fantasy Questionnaire (SFQ). Homosexual men in this sample scored high on exploratory (trying out new techniques), intimate and interpersonal (fantasies about places, objects and times) as well as for overall libido. Heterosexual men acknowledged levels of external sexual restrictiveness, which were associated with sexual inhibition in real life. These findings from an urban sample reflect cultural and social factors, which can influence sexual fantasy and sexual functioning.