Young People and Erotic Power Exchange
Research shows some significant differences in opinion and behavior between men and women when it comes to erotic power exchange. We singled out the respondents between 18 and 24 years of age for you, because the answers of the respondents in this age range point to some very interesting conclusions.
Not a real phenomenon – in fact pretty well known in sexology – is the fact that young women are not so sure about their general sexual orientation as young men are. For example, almost the entire group of male respondents (96%) indicates their sexual orientation is heterosexual, whereas 71% of the female group indicates heterosexual and 29% is either curious about bisexuality or not sure about their orientation at all.
When it comes to role pattern however, the young men seem to be much less clear about their orientation. Only half of the male group indicates a positive dominant role (52%), 14% indicates to be submissive and 34% indicates to switch roles. The vast majority (71%) of the female respondents indicates they are submissive, 19% switches roles and 10% has a dominant orientation.
Also, young women appear to be much more active when it comes to erotic power exchange. A strong majority of 62% indicates they have had at least one active erotic power exchange experience, whereas only 32% of the male respondents say they have had such an active experience.
Earliest recollections
If the POWERotics survey is anything to go by, women usually recollect erotic power exchange fantasies and emotions earlier than men on average. Recollections of fantasies and emotions before the age of 12 for example are more frequent (24%) in the female group (men 16%). Very recent recollections, after their 18th birthday, are more frequent in the male group: 22% as opposed to only 5% in the female group.
There are no real differences when it comes to the importance of personal fantasies. Between 40 and 45 percent of both groups indicate that it was these fantasies that triggered their erotic power exchange emotions. The same goes for the influence of books and general media on the development of such emotions. Around 20 percent of both groups indicate this as a trigger. There are, however big differences when it comes to the influence of the Internet. Almost twice as many young women (15% opposed to 8%) name the Internet as a trigger of their emotions, whereas almost twice as many young men (11% versus 6%) say they have been influenced by pornography. It is important to notice however that the influence of both the Internet and pornography are only of minor influence, when compared to other triggers such as private fantasies and general media.
Young women in general consider erotic power exchange of a greater importance in their lives than young men. 53% of the young women consider it to be either a very important or the most important thing in their lives, whereas 44% of the men consider it important but have other priorities as well. Slightly more young men (12%) than women (10%) see erotic power exchange as just a kick.
What do young people spend their money on?
If anyone thought erotic power exchange parties are something young people would predominantly go to, they are wrong. Only a small minority (6% men and 4% women) visit parties. Amazingly twice as many young women – as opposed to young men – visit commercial clubs or visit people privately.
The majority of the young male population spends its money on magazines (51%). Only a quarter of the female population buys magazines but many more young women than men buy toys and gear (28% versus 3%). In general young women (and that is a significant difference with the entire female population) spend more money on erotic power exchange than young men; some 5% even as much as over $5,000 per year and 10% between $1,000 and $5,000.
Again not surprisingly partner search to men is a hot item. Over half of the young male population indicates their first need is to find a partner, as opposed to 32% of the young women, even though the number of single young women is greater. Young women – and this is true for the general picture for all women groups in this survey – have a greater need for communication with others and information. An amazing and interesting factor when it comes to information and knowledge however is that twice as many young men are interested in understanding more about erotic power exchange itself, whereas twice as many women are mainly interested in the practicalities of how to do things.
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