Motivation of sex workers who provide camming services to engage in sex with their real-life and virtual partners

In this study, the motivations of 80 sex workers who provide camming services (76 females and 4 non-binary/trans/gender fluid individuals; aged from 20 to 49 years, M = 30.68, SD 6.43; 56.2% married or in a committed relationship, 18.8% non-committed relationship 25% - single) were compared terms engaging sexual activity with their real-life partners versus virtual (predominantly kink-oriented clients). Presented 16 reasons engage activity, respondents rated frequency for each these partners. Results showed that there five which differences motivation 11 no differences. Specifically, reported more often get resources experience specific type (kink), while they physical pleasure, motivated by desirability partner express love commitment. However, all other motivate people sex, including stress reduction, seeking, self-esteem boost, social status, revenge, utilitarian reasons, emotional expression, duty pressure, thrill forbidden, mate guarding, desire have person gender, engaged equally frequently (clients) statistical This study adds existing research on work providing insights into different demonstrates apart common sense clients are vastly similar.