Survey by Dr. Michael Aaron

Dear friends, colleagues, and community members:

For many clinicians in the mental health field as well as much of the lay public, those who engage in intense sensation play of BDSM (bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, sadism and masochism) are often co-mingled and conflated with behaviors of those who engage in self-harming behavior. As a result, individuals who belong to the BDSM subculture are often pathologized, as well as misunderstood in clinical settings, and so may find themselves without adequate psychological care.  In order to address this issue, we are conducting a study comparing the experiences and behaviors of those who engage/have engaged in intense sensation play in the context of kink/BDSM and those who engage non-suicidal self-injury.

We are inviting those who engage/have engaged in intense sensation play in the context of kink/BDSM and/or those who engage/have engaged in non-suicidal self-injury to participate in this survey.  Please click the link below to take the survey now, and feel free to distribute the link widely to friends, peers, colleagues, and/or groups.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Click here to take this survey!

If the above hyperlink does not work, copy and paste the following URL into your browser: https://uwstout.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_5q1GgTf9bUHeGy1

Detailed Description of Survey

TITLE: Differences between BDSM Participants and Individuals who Engage in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Michael Aaron, Ph.D.

CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: Dulcinea Pitagora & Markie L. C. Twist (Blumer), Ph.D.