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Masturbation Uncovered: Autoeroticism in a Female Prison

CHRISTOPHER HENSLEY

Morehead State University

RICHARD TEWKSBURY

University of Louisville

MARY KOSCHESKI

Morehead State University

The topic of male and female masturbation both in free society and in prison has received very little academic attention. In fact, no study has been conducted on female masturbatory practices in correctional facilities. The present study examined the amount and frequency of masturbation in a Southern female prison. In addition, the authors uncovered predictor variables associated with female masturbation in prison. The most salient variable associated with female inmate masturbation was homosexual behavior (partnering with another female inmate) while incarcerated. Factors such as age and religious affiliation (which have consistently been found to have a significant relationship with masturbation in free society studies) did not have an effect on female masturbation in prison.

The Prison Journal, Vol. 81, No. 4, 491-501 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/0032885501081004005
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