Le « choking », qui consiste à exercer une pression sur le cou, lors d’une relation sexuelle, se répand chez les jeunes. Même entre partenaires consentants, cette strangulation présente des risques.
- ARC DECRA Fellow, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland
Around half of young Australians have engaged in strangulation during sex. But it’s dangerous, even with consent.
A survey of thousands of young people has revealed choking during intercourse is more common than not. A third of people said they were first made aware of the practice as teenagers.
There are many theories around for why we cry and what may be happening in our bodies when we’re doing it. But the research on all these things is fairly mixed, and culture plays a big part.
Often we form opinions of music because of how aggressive, depressing or joyful we perceive it to be. But studies into the effects of different music genres on listeners’ moods throw up some surprises.
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