Psychological and social correlation of fetishism among young adults
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sexual deviance, paraphilia, fetish, self-esteem, interpersonal relationship, adjustment, achievement motivation, self-confidenceAbstract
The study was undertaken to determine some psychological and social correlations of fetish people. The four districts of Assam were taken namely Guwahati, Gossaigaon, Udalguri, and Tezpur. 80 subjects were taken (40 each for fetish and non-fetish group) randomly and were matched in age, sex, education, and occupation. Self-esteem scale, FIAT-Q-SF interpersonal relationship questionnaire, Adjustment inventory for college students, Achievement motivation scale, and Self-confidence inventory were employed with each of these subjects in two sessions. Results reveal that fetish subjects showed less prominence in self-esteem, interpersonal relationship, and overall adjustment compared to non-fetish subjects. Whereas, they showed prominence in the domain of social adjustment, achievement motivation, and self-confidence due to inner perfection towards their sexual choice and are more comfortable with their favourable community, but in terms of overall adjustment and the interpersonal relationship they showed the lack of ability to adjust and in turn, has affected their self-esteem.
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