Exploring the Evolutionary-Biological Basis of Mating Strategies in Submissive Women: A Comparative Study in Three Subgroups of BDSM Sex Practitioners
Exploring the Evolutionary-Biological Basis of Mating Strategies in Submissive Women: A Comparative Study in Three Subgroups of BDSM Sex Practitioners
Eva JozifkovaMartina KolackovaMarek Broula Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyne University, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republicb Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republicc Department of Sexual Medicine, Krajska zdravotni a.s., Masaryk Hospital, Usti nad Labem o.z., Czech RepublicEva Jozifkova is Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at J.E. Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. She has focused on behavior in the fields of anthropology, psychology, and zoology. Jozifkova has published articles about possible evolutionary causation of BDSM and fetish preferences, mating strategies, social hierarchy, and partner violence.Martina Kolackova is a researcher in the field of immunology. She works at the Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. Although her main focus is on B cells, their phylogeny, development, and participation in autoimmune diseases, she is also interested in the immune system in terms of its effect on human behavior, and vice versa. Her interest in the evolution of not only the immune system is the basis of collaboration with Eva Jozifkova.Marek Broul is the head of the Department of Sexual Medicine at Masaryk Hospital in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. In 2013, he passed the international examination in sexual medicine and became a Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine (FECSM). In 2015, he completed his postgraduate studies and defended his dissertation “Quality of life and erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy.” His current research interests include transsexualism, andrology, and care of transsexual and transgender patients.