[1] Some universities also feature student organizations focused on kinks, within the context of wider LGBTQ concerns.
Some draw a distinction between kink and fetishism, defining the former as enhancing partner intimacy, and the latter as replacing it.
[4][5] In a study published in 2016, 1040 persons "corresponding to the norm for the province of Quebec" were interviewed; nearly half of this sample reported an interest "in at least one paraphilic category", and approximately one-third had "had experience with such a practice at least once.
"[4] Speculation on the cause of kinks has implicated biological, psychological and social origins.
According to a 2022 scientific review, it is often assumed that kink is a result of trauma or childhood abuse, however several studies have found that participants in kink have slightly lower rates of childhood abuse and trauma than the general population.