What Is My Fetish Quiz

How the Scales are Structured
Who Usually Takes This Test?
See How You Compare
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Example Questions From the Test
- Quite important, provided it stays inside a specific scene
- Not important; shared direction is more appealing
- Central to what makes the fantasy compelling
- Occasionally appealing as a playful accent
- One small prop or title could be fun
- They strongly deepen the fantasy and help me inhabit a role
- They can enhance the scene when paired with a clear scenario
- They usually create distance from the kind of connection I want
- A clear authority difference that shapes the whole encounter
- A brief moment of giving or following a playful instruction
- Mutual improvisation with no leader or follower
- Defined roles that can switch or end when the scene does
What Is My Fetish Quiz - Description and methodology of the test
Adults who want a clearer picture of their intimate imagination can use the What Is My Fetish Quiz as a structured reflection tool. Its purpose is to organize current interest in roleplay, power exchange, restraint, and sensation without assigning a fixed identity. The result can show which of the four interest areas feel central or exploratory within your fetish interests, while helping partners discuss boundaries.
What This Assessment Explores
The questionnaire examines four consensual themes, not one label. For someone wondering about fetish preferences, it shows whether each area feels less appealing, exploratory, or central. The result describes preferences, not identity, orientation, or a requirement to act on fantasy.
These are the dimensions:
- Fantasy Roleplay (0-12) measures interest in characters, costumes, scripts, and imagined settings: Direct-Connection Preference (0-4), Playful Role Curiosity (5-8), or Strong Roleplay Affinity (9-12).
- Power Exchange (0-12) measures consensual authority and role contrast: Equal-Footing Preference (0-4), Playful Power Curiosity (5-8), or Strong Power Affinity (9-12).
- Restraint & Bondage (0-12) measures restriction, immobilization, bondage aesthetics, and the ritual of securing or being secured: Freedom Preference (0-4), Bondage Curiosity (5-8), or Strong Affinity (9-12).
- Sensation Play (0-12) measures varied or intense physical sensations: Gentle Sensation Preference (0-4), Sensory Curiosity (5-8), or Strong Sensation Affinity (9-12).
Methodology and Scientific Basis
Items ask about adult, consensual interests through imagined scenes and preference statements; each has four response choices. The options range from little or no appeal through selective curiosity to more central or intense interest, and responses are grouped into four thematic totals.
Conceptually, the domains are consistent with the Kink Orientation Scale (Wignall et al., 2025), which distinguishes desire, practice, and identity; this questionnaire is not presented as an adaptation of that instrument. Power and restraint themes also parallel the Sadomasochism Checklist (Weierstall and Giebel, 2017). Joyal et al. (2015) supports treating unusual fantasies as varied experiences rather than automatic evidence of a problem.
The bands provide descriptive summaries of the selected responses rather than normative comparisons. Readers using this fetish questionnaire to explore which interests they have should interpret the profile alongside personal context. Mood, relationship context, privacy, self-awareness, and response bias can influence answers. Any partnered exploration still requires freely given consent, negotiated limits, check-ins, and appropriate knowledge of equipment and bodily safety.
- Wignall, Liam, Mark McCormack, Tom Carpino, Rebecca Owens, and Thomas Barton. "The Kink Orientation Scale: Developing and Validating a Measure of Kink Desire, Practice, and Identity." The Journal of Sex Research 62, no. 3 (2025): 307-316. 10.1080/00224499.2024.2387769
- Weierstall, Roland, and Gilda Giebel. "The Sadomasochism Checklist: A Tool for the Assessment of Sadomasochistic Behavior." Archives of Sexual Behavior 46, no. 3 (2017): 735-745. 10.1007/s10508-016-0789-0
- Joyal, Christian C., Amélie Cossette, and Vanessa Lapierre. "What Exactly Is an Unusual Sexual Fantasy?" The Journal of Sexual Medicine 12, no. 2 (2015): 328-340. 10.1111/jsm.12734
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