Barnett, M D.Maciel, Idalia V.Van Vleet, S.Marsden, A. D.,III2020-03-062020-03-062019-06-040191-8869http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.05.031https://hdl.handle.net/10735.1/7367Due to copyright restrictions and/or publisher's policy full text access from Treasures at UT Dallas is limited to current UTD affiliates (use the provided Link to Article).Women fake orgasm for partner-focused reasons and self-focused reasons, the latter of which include elevating their own sexual arousal. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between motivations for faking orgasm and orgasm consistency within the sexual activities of receiving oral sex and sexual intercourse among young adult women (N = 998). For both receiving oral sex and sexual intercourse, women who faked orgasm in order to elevate their own sexual arousal had greater orgasm consistency, whereas women who faked orgasm out of fear or insecurity had lower orgasm consistency. Overall, the results suggest that self-focused motivations for faking orgasm – particularly elevating arousal – are more closely associated with orgasm consistency than partner-focused motivations for faking orgasm. ©2019 Elsevier Ltden©2019 Elsevier Ltd. All Rights Reserved.Female orgasmSexAdulthoodErotophobiaMotivation (Psychology)Oral sexMale orgasmSexual excitementYoung adultsarticleBarnett, M. D., I. V. Maciel, S. Van Vleet, and A. D.,III Marsden. 2019. "Motivations for faking orgasm and orgasm consistency among young adult women." Personality And Individual Differences 149: 83-87, doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2019.05.031149