Owner

Psychology of BDSM

Psychology
of BDSM

Psychology
gateway

(all psychology articles)

Basics

Penetration

Engagement

Consent

Communication

Power

Authority

Control

Trust

Fetish

Defence mechanisms

Mapping motivations to activities

Roles
Top		Bottom
Dominant		Submissive
Master		Slave
Trainer		Trainee
Owner		Property
Mistress
Switch
SAM

Motivations (all motivation articles)

Ecstasy

Subspace

Catharsis

Surrender

Experiencing power

Hotter sex

Recreation

Expiation of guilt

Intimacy and bonding

Physiological outcomes

Chemical high

Unhealthy motivations

Just a bit of fun (not)

Pain (not)

Play versus "deep play" versus work

Transformation of pain into pleasure

The joy of being a top or dominant

One of the things we can note about other BDSM roles, such as top, bottom, dominant, submissive, master, and slave, is that there's an implicit recognition that the partner in each case is a respected, fully-functional, human member of a two-person team. This is not the case with owner/property roles.

An owner possesses property who, in the context of the relationship or their activities together, has limited rights and who is often objectified or dehumanised.

Typically, the property is simply used for some purpose by the owner. This can be sexually, where the property is simply treated as a cunt to fuck, for example.