Hi everyone! My name is Brooke Weinmann and I am a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). For my dissertation research, I am exploring how people feel about, make sense of, and engage with their sexual fantasies.
I am looking for participants for an anonymous MONTH-LONG DIARY STUDY on people’s experiences and feelings with their sexual fantasies.
*This is NOT a survey study.
The subReddit’s moderators have granted me permission to recruit participants in this subReddit. This study has been approved by the UNLV IRB.
Further information and instructions are laid out in the “Diary Sign-Up Intake Survey.”
I am asking anyone 18 and older who is interested in journaling about the role their sexual fantasies play in their lives to participate in my dissertation research. This is particularly for people who would enjoy regularly journaling about their perspectives regarding their sexual fantasies. Specifically, I ask participants to journal about twice a week for four weeks about their feelings surrounding their sexual fantasies.
Rather than using a standard survey method, I am choosing to implement an anonymous month-long diary method that structures a continuous journaling process. I am using this method in hopes that (1) the participant experience doesn’t feel rushed, (2) it will allow participants to really guide the research by allowing you space, time, privacy, and anonymity to elaborate and journal to the degree they are comfortable with, and (3) it will allow the data to inform my findings. With this diary method, I encourage participants to reflectively journal about their experiences, feelings, and interpretations over time, without the urge to quickly answer questions to “get it over with.”
Much of the existing literature on sexual fantasies aims to explore people’s fantasies and categorize them based on themes. I am much more interested in the experiences of the fantasizer than I am about the fantasies, themselves. I am not interested in making any generalizations about a group of people, nor am I interested in categorizing fantasies. I don’t want participants to feel pressured to complete a lengthy survey in one sitting. Instead, I encourage participants to come back to their diaries and reflect on the prompts in a relaxed and continuous matter.
\For more information about why I am using this Diary Method rather than a standard survey method, see my explanation on the intake survey.*
If this is something that interests you or you’d like to see more information, click the link here!: Diary Sign-Up Intake Survey: "Sexual Fantasy and Sexual Selfhood"
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns, and I would be happy to clarify anything. Feel free to message me on Reddit (to remain anonymous) or to email me using the listed on the intake survey.
Thank you for taking the time to consider this. I hope this kind of thing intrigues some of you!
Brooke
Academic research post approved by r/sex moderators 11172025-30ratk