Identification of Sexual Behaviour of Feminist Men Who Have Sex with Woman in Indonesia
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Procedure and Data Collection
2.2. Questionnaire Content
2.3. Procedure
3. Results
3.1. Social Demographics
3.2. Sexual Behaviours of Participants
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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List of Questions Regarding Recent Sexual Behaviour |
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Total/Overall | Feminist | Unsure | Not Feminist | X2 | |
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Feminist | |||||
Yes | 77 (22.98%) | ||||
Unsure | 68 (19.42%) | ||||
No | 190 (57.6%) | ||||
Age | |||||
18–34 years old | 254 (75.82%) | 56 (72.73%) | 51 (75%) | 147 (77.37%) | 0.785 |
35–44 years old | 64 (19.10%) | 16 (20.77%) | 13 (19.12%) | 35 (18.42%) | |
45–54 years old | 13 (3.8%) | 4 (5.25%) | 4 (5.88%) | 5 (2.63%) | |
55–64 years old | 4 (1.28%) | 1 (1.30%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (1.58%) | |
Education | |||||
High school or below | 50 (14.93%) | 16 (20.78%) | 7 (10.29%) | 27 (14.21%) | 0.192 |
Undergraduate or higher education | 285 (85.07%) | 61 (79.22%) | 61 (89.71%) | 163 (85.79%) | |
Relationship Status | |||||
Dating | 60 (17.91%) | 20 (25.97%) | 11 (16.18%) | 29 (15.26%) | 0.108 |
Married | 275 (82.09%) | 57 (74.03%) | 57 (83.82%) | 161 (84.74%) | |
Religion | |||||
Muslim | 223 (66.57%) | 45 (58.44%) | 48 (70.59%) | 130 (68.42%) | 0.392 |
Protestant | 69 (20.60%) | 22 (28.57%) | 11 (16.18%) | 36 (18.95%) | |
Catholic | 26 (7.76%) | 6 (7.79%) | 6 (8.82%) | 14 (7.37%) | |
Hinduism | 6 (1.79%) | 1 (1.30%) | 3 (4.41%) | 2 (1.05%) | |
Buddhism | 4 (1.19%) | 1 (1.30%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (1.58%) | |
No Religion | 7 (2.09%) | 2 (2.60%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (2.63%) | |
Duration of Relationship | |||||
<1 Year | 71 (21.19%) | 17 (22.08%) | 9 (13.24%) | 45 (23.68%) | 0.270 |
1–5 Years | 143 (42.69%) | 30 (38.96%) | 30 (44.12%) | 83 (43.68%) | |
5–10 Years | 77 (40.53%) | 17 (22.08%) | 22 (32.35%) | 38 (20%) | |
>10 Years | 44 (13.13%) | 13 (16.88)% | 7 (10.29%) | 24 (12.64%) | |
Number of Children | |||||
0 | 125 (37.31%) | 35 (45.45%) | 18 (26.47%) | 72 (36.84%) | 0.121 |
1 | 111 (33.13%) | 20 (25.98%) | 24 (35.29%) | 67 (35.26%) | |
>2 | 99 (29.56%) | 22 (28.57%) | 26 (38.24%) | 51 (26.84%) | |
Income | |||||
<150 USD | 67 (22.99%) | 18 (23.38%) | 15 (22.06%) | 34 (17.89%) | 0.629 |
150–320 USD | 77 (22.99%) | 16 (20.78%) | 12 (17.65%) | 49 (25.79%) | |
320–480 USD | 59 (17.61%) | 10 (12.99%) | 14 (20.59%) | 35 (18.42%) | |
>480 USD | 132 (69.47%) | 33 (42.86%) | 27 (39.70%) | 72 (37.89%) |
Total/Overall | Feminist | Unsure | Not Feminist | X2 | |
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Frequency of Sexual Intercourse | |||||
0–1/week | 150 (44.78%) | 35 (45.46%) | 34 (50%) | 81 (42.63%) | 0.288 |
2–3/week | 155 (46.27%) | 39 (50.64%) | 29 (42.65%) | 87 (45.79%) | |
>3/week | 30 (8.95%) | 3 (3.90%) | 5 (7.35%) | 22 (11.58%) | |
Always Begin with Foreplay | |||||
Always | 281 (83.88%) | 70 (90.91%) | 48 (70.59%) | 163 (85.79%) | 0.002 ** |
Sometimes | 54 (16.12%) | 7 (9.09%) | 20 (29.41%) | 27 (14.21%) | |
Duration of Foreplay (Average) | |||||
No Foreplay | 5 (1.49%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (4.42%) | 2 (1.05%) | 0.024 * |
<10 min | 198 (59.10%) | 35 (45.46%) | 41 (60.29%) | 122 (64.21%) | |
11–20 min | 91 (27.16%) | 28 (36.36%) | 17 (25%) | 46 (24.21%) | |
>20 min | 41 (12.24%) | 14 (18.18%) | 7 (10.29%) | 20 (10.53%) | |
Most Frequent Type of The Foreplay | |||||
Cuddling with Lip-to-Lip Contact and Erotic Talk | 245 (73.13%) | 58 (75.32%) | 46 (67.65%) | 141 (74.21%) | 0.479 |
Lip-to-Genital Contact (Breast/Vagina/Penis) | 75 (22.39%) | 18 (23.38%) | 18 (26.47%) | 39 (20.53%) | |
None/Not Specific | 15 (4.48%) | 1 (1.30%) | 4 (5.88%) | 10 (5.26%) | |
Ask For the Position | |||||
Always | 162 (48.36%) | 51 (66.23%) | 25 (36.76%) | 86 (45.26%) | 0.001 *** |
No | 57 (17.01%) | 8 (10.39%) | 9 (13.24%) | 40 (21.05%) | |
Sometimes | 116 (34.63%) | 18 (23.38%) | 34 (50%) | 64 (33.68%) | |
Ask For Role Play | |||||
Always | 54 (16.12%) | 17 (22.08%) | 6 (8.82%) | 31 (16.32%) | 0.317 |
No | 210 (62.69%) | 45 (58.44%) | 46 (67.65%) | 119 (62.63%) | |
Sometimes | 71 (37.37%) | 15 (19.48%) | 16 (23.53%) | 40 (21.05%) | |
Most Frequent/Favourite Position | |||||
Face to Face Position (Woman on Top, Man on Top/Missionary) | 264 (78.80%) | 65 (84.42%) | 6 (8.82%) | 17 (8.95%) | 0.384 |
Not Face to Face (Doggy Style, Spooning, Rear Entry Position) | 44 (13.13%) | 8 (10.39%) | 49 (72.06%) | 150 (78.95%) | |
None/Not Specific | 27 (8.07%) | 4 (5.19%) | 13 (19.12%) | 23 (12.10%) | |
Doing Fellatio | |||||
Yes | 160 (47.76%) | 35 (45.46%) | 35 (51.47%) | 90 (47.37%) | 0.855 |
No | 125 (37.31%) | 29 (37.66%) | 22 (32.35%) | 74 (38.95%) | |
Sometimes | 50 (14.93%) | 13 (16.88%) | 11 (16.18%) | 26 (13.68%) | |
Doing Cunnilingus | |||||
Yes | 133 (39.70%) | 35 (45.46%) | 26 (38.24%) | 72 (37.89%) | 0.729 |
No | 154 (45.97%) | 34 (44.15%) | 31 (45.59%) | 89 (46.84%) | |
Sometimes | 48 (25.26%) | 8 (10.39%) | 11 (16.17%) | 29 (15.26%) | |
Make The Partner Orgasm | |||||
Always | 229 (68.36%) | 54 (70.13%) | 42 (61.76%) | 133 (70%) | 0.198 |
Sometimes | 60 (17.91%) | 12 (15.58%) | 11 (16.18%) | 37 (19.47%) | |
I do not know | 46 (13.73%) | 11 (14.29%) | 15 (22.06%) | 20 (10.53%) | |
Duration of Sexual Intercourse (Average) | |||||
<20 min | 112 (33.43%) | 21 (27.27%) | 25 (36.77%) | 66 (34.74%) | 0.404 |
20–30 min | 133 (39.7%) | 32 (41.56%) | 22 (32.35%) | 79 (41.58%) | |
>30 min | 90 (26.87%) | 24 (31.17) | 21 (30.88%) | 45 (23.68%) | |
After Orgasm/Intercourse, Most Frequent Activity | |||||
Kiss, Cuddling, and Pillow Talk | 188 (56.12%) | 38 (49.35%) | 41 (60.29%) | 109 (57.37% | 0.688 |
Sleeping | 66 (19.7%) | 18 (23.38%) | 13 (19.12%) | 35 (18.42%) | |
Doing other things, i.e., work | 81 (24.18%) | 21 (27.27%) | 14 (20.59%) | 46 (24.21%) | |
Ask The Partner Satisfied or Not | |||||
Always | 179 (53.43%) | 50 (64.94%) | 31 (45.59%) | 98 (51.58%) | 0.049 * |
No or Sometimes | 156 (46.57%) | 27 (35.06%) | 37 (54.41%) | 92 (48.42%) | |
Say Thank You To Partner After Intercourse | |||||
Always | 171 (51.04%) | 45 (58.44%) | 35 (51.47%) | 91 (47.89%) | 0.294 |
No or Sometimes | 164 (48.96%) | 32 (41.56%) | 33 (48.53%) | 99 (52.11%) | |
Doing Self Masturbation | |||||
Yes | 92 (27.46%) | 25 (32.47%) | 20 (29.41%) | 47 (24.74%) | 0.405 |
No | 243 (72.54%) | 52 (67.53%) | 48 (70.59%) | 143 (75.26%) | |
Watching Porn | |||||
Yes | 147 (43.88%) | 33 (42.86%) | 36 (52.94%) | 78 (41.05%) | 0.233 |
No | 188 (56.12%) | 44 (57.14%) | 32 (47.06%) | 112 (58.95%) | |
Porn Country | |||||
Asia | 75 (51.02%) | 17 (53.13%) | 17 (48.57%) | 41 (51.25%) | 0.390 |
Western | 17 (11.56%) | 4 (12.5%) | 7 (20%) | 6 (7.5%) | |
No Country Restriction | 55 (37.42%) | 11 (34.37%) | 11 (31.43%) | 33 (41.25%) | |
Have a Theme | |||||
Yes | 81 (55.1%) | 16 (50%) | 17 (48.57%) | 48 (60%) | 0.424 |
No | 66 (44.9%) | 16 (50%) | 18 (51.43%) | 32 (40%) | |
Type The Theme of The Porn | |||||
No Special Theme | 81 (55.1%) | 16 (50%) | 17 (48.57%) | 48 (60%) | 0.140 |
Orgy/FFM/Threesome | 13 (8.85%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (14.29%) | 8 (10%) | |
Romantic Story | 37 (25.17%) | 12 (37.5%) | 10 (28.57%) | 15 (18.75%) | |
Incest/Family Infidelity | 6 (4.08%) | 3 (9.38%) | 1 (2.86%) | 2 (2.5%) | |
MILF | 10 (6.8%) | 1 (3.12%) | 2 (5.71%) | 7 (8.75%) |
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Pakpahan, C.; Parmanto, C.M.; Amanda, B.; Nguyen, A.; Rezano, A. Identification of Sexual Behaviour of Feminist Men Who Have Sex with Woman in Indonesia. Societies 2025, 15, 64. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc15030064
Pakpahan C, Parmanto CM, Amanda B, Nguyen A, Rezano A. Identification of Sexual Behaviour of Feminist Men Who Have Sex with Woman in Indonesia. Societies. 2025; 15(3):64. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc15030064
Chicago/Turabian StylePakpahan, Cennikon, Christian Melka Parmanto, Bella Amanda, An Nguyen, and Andri Rezano. 2025. "Identification of Sexual Behaviour of Feminist Men Who Have Sex with Woman in Indonesia" Societies 15, no. 3: 64. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc15030064
APA StylePakpahan, C., Parmanto, C. M., Amanda, B., Nguyen, A., & Rezano, A. (2025). Identification of Sexual Behaviour of Feminist Men Who Have Sex with Woman in Indonesia. Societies, 15(3), 64. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc15030064