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Subjective well-being: a Pilot study on the Importance of Emotion Regulation, gender identity and sexuality Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Snežana Stupar-Rutenfrans, Anna Fokke, Sebastiaan Bye, Estefania Padilla, Zornitsa Kalibatseva, Anastasia Batkhina, Tatiana Ryabichenko, Ekaterina Bushina, Nadezhda Varaeva, Mai Helmy, Melanie Kowalczyk, Hanna Danuta Liberska, Fitim Uka, Penny Papageorgopoulou
The current pilot study focuses on the importance of emotion regulation (ER), gender identity and sexuality for subjective well-being. It is the first large cross-cultural study to examine the diff...
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13 years of Psychology & Sexuality: taking stock & outlining a new vision Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Phillip L. Hammack, Liam Wignall
Published in Psychology & Sexuality (Vol. 15, No. 1, 2024)
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Understanding auditory gaydar experiences of lesbian women and gay men Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Fabio Fasoli, Peter Hegarty, Shannon O’Rourke, David M. Frost
Voice-based categorisation of others’ sexual orientations, known as auditory gaydar judgments, can represent stressful and stigmatising events for targets. This mixed-methods study examined sense-m...
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“I am denied comfort and safety”: Barriers to participation in HIV prevention research and services among sexual and gender minorites of colour Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Maria Mercedes Guzman Herrera, Sameena V. Azhar, Celia B. Fisher
Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) of colour in the United States experience heightened HIV vulnerability, but prevention interventions have not adequately met their needs. We analysed survey respo...
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Understanding how gay men construct ‘good’ chemsex participation using critical discursive psychology Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Siobhán Healy-Cullen, Adam Shanley, Chris Noone
Research to date has focused on the potential issues arising from chemsex and often seeks to uncover what is ‘wrong’ with those who are motivated to engage in chemsex. Critical chemsex studies reac...
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A test of the rejection identification model among gay men in Turkey Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Celal Fırat Utku, Gülden Sayılan
Despite the improvements in the rights of LGBTIQ+ groups, gay men continue to confront prejudice and discrimination in various areas of life, whose effects harm their well-being. Turkey is one of t...
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Shame as a moderator of attachment and sexual satisfaction Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Alexander K. Tatum, Tyler Niedermeyer, Jessi Schroeder, Jennifer J. Connor
Shame is an intensely painful emotion that adversely impacts mental health and social relationships. Although shame proneness is associated with insecure attachment and sexual satisfaction, indepen...
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Asexual individuals report high preferences for femininity in male and female faces Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Jared Edge, Jennifer Vonk, Lisa Welling
Preferences for sexual dimorphism in male and female faces can vary based on the viewers’ gender, sexual orientation, and intensity of sexual desire. Asexual individuals, who experience little to n...
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Bereavement in older age in LGBTIQ adults Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Panagiotis Pentaris, Lefteris Patlamazoglou
Published in Psychology & Sexuality (Vol. 14, No. 4, 2023)
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Social-psychological and socio-structural correlates of negative attitudes towards asexuals’ parenting rights Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Iraklis N. Grigoropoulos
This study examined relations between political ideology, religiosity, individual characteristics, personal belief in a just world, and attitudes towards asexuals’ parenting rights, aiming to under...
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Investigating the relationship between non-consensual condom removal and the Dark Triad of personality Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Timothy Cousins, Andrew Allen, Jonathan Mason
Listed as a global priority, increasing the sexual and reproductive health of women and girls is an important topic that is gathering attention both from social and academic lenses. Whilst some res...
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PSYCHOSEXUAL CARE COULD PROTECT and PROMOTE SEXUAL WELL-BEING in WOMEN UNDERGOING INFERTILITY TREATMENT: a RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Ayse DELIKTAS DEMIRCI, Kamile KABUKCUOGLU
Sexual well-being plays a central role in promoting the health and well-being of women undergoing infertility treatment. However, because of the predominance of the biomedical approach, most studie...
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Collective resistance as a means to healing. A narrative participatory study with sexual minority refugee & asylum-seeking people Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Spyridon Papadopoulos, Maria Castro Romero, Joanna Semlyen
The number of people in exile is rising. Sexual and ethnic minority refugee and asylum-seeking people present with special needs. This study utilised a collective narrative participatory design to ...
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Effects of sexual imagination, relationship experience, and personal infidelity experiences on gender differences in responses to partners’ infidelity Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Tsukasa Kato
The sexual imagination hypothesis predicts that gender differences in jealousy emerge from the differences in explicit imagination between men and women. In particular, men strongly respond to part...
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Intersex people’s experiences of medical Interventions, sex education, and physical intimacy Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Israel Berger, Y. Gavriel Ansara, Damien Riggs
ABSTRACT The study reported in this paper explores the experiences of 95 people with intersex variations constituting an international English-speaking sample who completed a mixed methods survey comprised of questions designed by the authors to explore 1) genital variations and medical interventions (and pressures to undertake them), 2) experiences with sex education, and 3) experience of physical
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Effects of Transgender Identity Labels on Perceptions of Gender Minorities Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Alexander Jensen, Kyle A. Schofield, Carrie Cuttler
ABSTRACT Gender minorities disproportionately experience stigma and violence after coming out. This study was conducted to examine how individuals perceive characters identified with various gender identity labels (transgender man, transgender woman, genderfluid, non-binary, cisgender man, cisgender woman), to better understand the effects of these labels on people’s perceptions. Student participants
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Measuring sexual self-concept: A Methodological review Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Marilyn Ashley, Stéphanie Drouin, Krystelle Shaughnessy
ABSTRACT Sexual self-concept (SSC) is a person’s perception of themself as a sexual being. SSC is a key construct in understanding people’s sexuality. However, the extent to which sexuality researchers consistently define, measure, and evaluate SSC is unknown. In this review, we (a) determine the common elements of researchers’ conceptual definitions of SSC, (b) describe how researchers measure SSC
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News Coverage on Transgender Celebrities in Belgium: Parasocial Contact, Attitudes, and Policy Support Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-08-05 Helene Laporte, Steven Eggermont
ABSTRACT The role of media representations of transgender people in ameliorating attitudes towards transgender people and related policies has recently aroused attention. Since real-life transgender contact is rather seldom for most people, positive media representations may stimulate the formation of parasocial relationships, resulting in more supportive attitudes and policies, and thus less prejudices
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Community (dis)connectedness and identity among LGBTQIA+ people during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative cross-sectional and longitudinal trajectory study Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Angie R. Wooton, Kodiak R. S. Soled, Jae A. Puckett, J. J. Garrett-Walker, Aaron Perry Hill, Kevin Delucio, Cindy B. Veldhuis
ABSTRACT The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and associated shelter-in-place ordinances passed in the first year of the pandemic rapidly limited access to in-person social interactions, raising concerns of diminishing social support and community cohesion while psychological stressors increased. For LGBTQIA+ people, connectedness to the LGBTQIA+ community is known to buffer against the
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A Development and Validation of the Polish Version of Sexual Communication Self-Efficacy Scale in Women Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Magdalena Liberacka-Dwojak, Monika Wiłkość-Dębczyńska
ABSTRACT Self-efficacy in sexual communication is essential for open conversations about sexual topics with partners, children, or medical providers. The Sexual Communication Self-Efficacy Scale was developed (SCSES) and validated in the Polish women population by analysing its reliability, validity, and factor structure. 204 Polish-speaking adult women were recruited to validate the tool. The reliability
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Coming-out as a Gay Man in Egypt: A Cultural Perspective Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-07-29 Hani M. Henry, Amina Nasreldin, Deana Orieby
ABSTRACT This study examined the process of coming-out of selected Egyptian gay men using an interactionist sexual identity development model that described this process as a way of creating an identity through interactions with others, rather than independently discovering one’s essence . Thematic analysis of these individuals’ personal accounts of disclosing sexual identity via social media corroborated
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Confirmation Bias and the Sexual Double Standard: A Preregistered Replication Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Michael J. Marks, Yuliana Zaikman
ABSTRACT In 2006, Marks and Fraley published research suggesting that people remembered more information that was consistent rather than inconsistent with a sexual double standard. Despite the impact of that paper on the field, there were several caveats of that research, including a small sample. The present research, therefore, aims to replicate and extend Marks and Fraley’s research. Presently,
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Behavioral Responses to SOGIE-based Harassment among University Students: A Qualitative Study on Bystander Intervention in the Philippines Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Luis Emmanuel A. Abesamis
ABSTRACT In the Philippines, rising incidences of harassment directed at Filipinos who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) are part and parcel of the systemic prejudice and discrimination based on an individual’s sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression (SOGIE). In the absence of a national anti-discrimination legislation, the burden to confront SOGIE-based
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The Investment Model of Commitment: Examining Asexual and Aromantic Populations Using Confirmatory and Exploratory Factor Analysis Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-07-12 Lijing Ma, Hailey A. Hatch, Eddie M. Clark
ABSTRACT Past research on the Investment Model of Commitment suggests that satisfaction, quality of alternatives, and investment consistently predict commitment levels in romantic relationships. Previous research examining the Investment Model has focused on allosexual and alloromantic populations – i.e. individuals who experience sexual and romantic attraction, respectively. We extended this research
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To feel safe inside and out: The effect of self-compassion and social safeness underlie the relationship between parental invalidation and borderline features in sexual minority adults Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Soraia Cano, Diogo Carreiras, Sérgio A. Carvalho, Marina Cunha
ABSTRACT Sexual minority (SM) individuals experience minority-related social stressors that increase their vulnerability to experience psychopathological symptoms. Invalidating environments include non-acceptance of emotional expressions, and constitute a risk factor for developing borderline personality traits. Although research suggests that self-compassion and social safeness can act as protective
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What the hell are you doing? A PRISMA systematic review of psychosocial precursors of slut-shaming in adolescents and young adults Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-05-17 Paola Miano, Chiara Urone
ABSTRACT Slut-shaming is a form of discrimination against those who violate gender stereotypes, independent of that person’s gender identity or sexual orientation or sexual behaviour and appearance. Slut-shaming is a sexual stigmatisation perpetrated both by women and men through rumours, criticism and ostracism and it has severe negative effects both on self-identity and interpersonal relations. This
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Heterosexist events and psychological problems: internalized homophobia as a mediator and perceived parental support as a moderator Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-05-02 Fangsong Liu, Na Wang, Man Cheung Chung, Harold Chui
Introduction: Past research focusing on Western samples has demonstrated that heterosexist harassment, rejection, and discrimination (HHRD) were associated with psychological problems. How and when...
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Exploring the Prevalence and Characteristics of Self-Labelled Identity, Coping, and Mental Health among BDSM-Practicing Adults in the United States Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Alicia A. Dahl, Robert J. Cramer, Tess Gemberling, Susan Wright, Corrine N. Wilsey, Jessamyn Bowling, Frank D. Golom
ABSTRACT The primary aims of this paper were to (1) quantify frequencies of BDSM self-labels, (2) describe patterns in subtypes of BDSM involvement (i.e. fantasy, behavior, and identity), (3) compare BDSM-related involvement among two samples: members of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF) and a non-NCSF sample of adults interested in or practicing BDSM, and (4) understand whether BDSM
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Why is absent/low sexual desire a mental disorder (except when patients identify as asexual)? Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-03-28 Leslie Margolin
This analytic essay challenges the psychiatric practice of treating absent/low sexual interest/desire/arousal as a mental disorder. It does so by calling attention to the fact that asexuality is tr...
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Acceptability and determinants of using male hormonal contraceptives: a systematic review from a gender perspective Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-03-28 Piedad Gómez-Torres, Ana C. Lucha-López, Guillermo Z. Martínez-Pérez, Taylor Sheridan, Germano Vera Cruz
The development of male hormonal contraceptives (MHCs) is underway, and they may be available soon. Gender norms in family planning and predictors of use of MHCs need to be considered when addressi...
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The impact of sexual orientation conversion therapies on transgender individuals Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-03-12 Heather Tillewein, Aaron J Kruse-Diehr
The purpose of sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) is to change an individual’s sexual orientation, not necessarily gender identity. Given that sexual orientation is a distinctly different con...
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Holding hands: LGBTQ people’s experiences of public displays of affection with their partner(s) Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-03-06 Poul Rohleder, Róisín Ryan-Flood, Julie Walsh
ABSTRACT Many LGBTQ individuals grow up with a sense of being ‘other’ in a heteronormative society. This is not just an internal psychological experience, as many LGBTQ individuals report being recipients of hostility, victimisation and harassment. Interpersonally, homophobia and transphobia (both actual and fear of) may play out between partners and inhibit partners from commonplace displays of affection
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Do attitude functions and perceiver demographics predict attitudes towards asexuality? Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-03-05 B. J. Rye, Rebecca Goldszmidt
ABSTRACT Research indicates asexual individuals experience stigma. Addressing this phenomenon, this study examined attitude functions – experiential, social-expressive, ego-defensive, and value-expressive – in the prediction of attitudes towards asexuality. As well, demographic variables – participant gender, religiosity, and sexual orientation – were examined vis-à-vis asexuality attitudes. Herek’s
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Functional, communicative, and hybrid barriers to accessing mental health care in LGBTQ+ communities Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-02-28 Rebekah Perkins Crawford MA., PhD, Kristin Schuller MHA, PhD
ABSTRACT Understanding how LGBTQ+ populations experience common mental health care barriers reveals uncommon ways these barriers interact, layer, and compound to increase health disparities. This mixed methods study organised 250 open ended responses into 30 codes situated along a functional to communicative spectrum. The codes revealed sub-categories and relationships between barrier groupings which
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Changing beliefs about gender: the relation between contact with gender nonconforming individuals and gender essentialism Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-02-27 Rachel D. Fine, Susan A. Gelman, Arnold K. Ho
Increasing numbers of individuals are openly identifying outside of the gender binary, which may have broader effects on how people view gender. Little research has examined how contact with gender...
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Associations with LGBTQ+ mental health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-02-27 Sarah E. Victor, Terry H. Trieu, Nicole E. Seymour
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has created tremendous, and unequal, burdens on mental and physical health throughout the United States. Prior work suggests that LGBTQ+ individuals have experienced disproportionate harms during the COVID-19 pandemic, but potential mechanisms underlying these disparities remain unclear. In a large (N = 893) sample of US LGBTQ+ adults, we examined four theoretically derived
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Compassion and gender diversity: evaluation of an online compassion-focused therapy group in a gender service Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-02-26 Lucy Sessions, Alastair Pipkin, Aimee Smith, Christina Shearn
ABSTRACT Transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) people may experience minority stress and internalised transnegativity, leading to increased psychological distress. Self-compassion has been suggested as a protective factor which can buffer against the impact of minority stress and stigma. This service evaluation study examined the outcomes of a novel compassion-focused therapy group intervention
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Is the sexual sensation seeking scale a reliable instrument? addressing multiple factor structures in a Colombian sample Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-01-24 Duban Romero, David L. Rodrigues, Moisés Mebarak, Juan C. Tovar-Castro, Anthony Millán
ABSTRACT The sexual sensation seeking scale (SSSS) is a widely used instrument to measure individuals’ tendency to seek an optimal level of sexual arousal and novel sexual experiences. However, psychometric studies have suggested different factor structures for this instrument, which may lead to a biased assessment of the subdimensions of sexual sensation seeking. The present study (N = 812) aimed
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The impact of transgender minority stress and emotion regulation on suicidality and self-harm Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-01-08 Christopher F. Drescher, Francesca Kassing, Aaron Mahajan, Lara M. Stepleman
ABSTRACT Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals experience high levels of minority stress, as well as a high prevalence of suicidality and self-harm. The current study investigates if emotion regulation mediates the relationships of minority stressors with self-harm and suicidality. TGD adult primary care patients (N = 115) completed a survey including measures of minority stressors, emotion
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Psychological and demographic predictors of support for same-sex marriage: an Australian survey Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2023-01-08 Lisa Bawden, Adam Gerace, Amy C. Reynolds, Joel R. Anderson
ABSTRACT Marriage equality has been a topic of political debate worldwide, with several countries legalising marriage between two consenting adults regardless of sex or gender since the early 2000s. In 2017, Australia legalised marriage equality through the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017. This decision followed a voluntary postal survey open to adult citizens to gauge
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Fisting intimacy: The sexual scripting of intimacy in gay men’s anal fisting Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-11-20 Jarred H Martin
ABSTRACT Anal fisting has often been caricatured as an aggressive, if not violent, mode of sexual and erotic practice between gay men, circumscribed by discourses of risk, danger, and even death. In this study, I explore how a sample of 28 South African gay men who regularly incorporate anal fisting into their preferred sexual practices construct and understand the experience of intimacy in the practices
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Transgender and gender expansive emerging adults: the moderating role of thwarted belongingness on mental health Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-11-16 Keith J. Watts, Angela Matijczak, Camie A. Tomlinson, M. Alex Wagaman, Jennifer L. Murphy, Kelly O’Connor, Shelby E. McDonald
ABSTRACT Transgender and gender expansive-emerging adults experience multiple forms of gender minority stress, which affect their mental health and wellbeing. Belongingness has been identified as a factor that fosters resilience among this population, with potential protective effects. Few studies have explored the role of thwarted belongingness and its potential moderating effect on the relation between
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The Effects of Body Esteem Dimensions on Sexual Esteem in Men Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-10-25 David M. Hattie, Flora Oswald, Cory L. Pedersen
ABSTRACT We examined the relationship between men’s perceptions of their bodies and how they see themselves sexually. The goals of this study were to explore the following: (1) the relationship between dimensions of body esteem and sexual esteem, (2) the influence of adherence to male gender norms on the relationship between body esteem and sexual esteem, (3) the influence of body-focused anxiety on
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Are there underlying differences between sexually diverse and non-sexually diverse people diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder? Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-10-18 J. Nolan, H. Mildred, J. H. Broadbear, T. Knight, S. Rao
ABSTRACT Previous studies have demonstrated that people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are more likely to report a sexually diverse orientation (e.g gay, lesbian) than people with other or no psychiatric condition(s). Past literature has attempted to link the BPD symptoms of impulsivity (causing an increase in varied sexual behaviour) and identity disturbance (causing changes in sexual
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An exploratory investigation of body esteem, body dissatisfaction and body change behaviours in sexual minority young adults from a risk and protective perspective Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-10-12 Ciara Mahon, Amanda Fitzgerald, Aileen O’Reilly, Courtney McDermott, Clíodhna O’Connor, Barbara Dooley
ABSTRACT Body image, body change behaviours, and risk and protective factors for body esteem, were documented by sexual orientation in young adults aged 18–25 years. Cross-sectional data from My World Survey 2 Post Second Level (MWS2-PSL) were used. The sample consisted of 1,975 heterosexual, 256 gay, 169 bisexual, 89 questioning men and 4,521 heterosexual, 167 lesbian, 781 bisexual, 356 questioning
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”I don’t want to say the wrong thing”: mental health professionals’ narratives of feeling inadequately skilled when working with gender diverse adults Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-09-01 Lauren Canvin, Jos Twist, Wendy Solomons
ABSTRACT Trans, gender diverse and gender questioning adults are highly likely to experience mental health difficulties, for multiple reasons including transphobia or minority stress. However, gender diverse adults often describe having negative experiences accessing mental healthcare in the UK. Concurrently, health professionals have described feeling inadequately skilled, and lacking confidence in
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Pain characteristics, sexual script flexibility, and penetration control cognitions in those experiencing anodyspareunia Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-08-29 Lindsey R. Yessick, Stéphanie E.M. Gauvin, Tim V. Salomons, Caroline F. Pukall
ABSTRACT Anodyspareunia is the experience of recurrent or persistent anal pain during receptive anal penetration. We examined pain characteristics and the role of control cognitions and sexual flexibility in those with anodyspareunia. We recruited two online convenience samples (N = 96, N = 123) of individuals who experienced pain during receptive anal penetration. Those with anodyspareunia reported
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV-positive men who have sex with men: (dis)connection to social, sexual, and health networks Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-08-17 Cory J. Cascalheira, Corey Morrison, Alexa B. D’Angelo, Oziel Garcia Villanueva, Christian Grov
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected HIV-positive cisgender men who have sex with men (MSM). Between May and June in 2020, we conducted one-on-one semi-structured qualitative interviews with 20 HIV-positive MSM aiming to describe their (dis)connection to social, sexual, and health networks during the COVID-19 pandemic. All participants relied on social support networks to
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Fat fuckers and fat fucking: a feminine ethic of care in sex therapy Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-08-12 Adam Davies, Ruth Neustifter
ABSTRACT Through the regulation of both femininity and fatness, dominant norms in queer communities construct fatness and femininity as excessive, desexualised/hypersexualised, and undeserving of sexual desire, pleasure, and care. Care, as a feminine ethical stance emphasising relationality and interdependency, is not typically associated with fucking, yet is critical in sex therapeutic work and interventions
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Examining substance-involved sexual experiences and consent communication by sexual identity Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-08-08 Tiffany L. Marcantonio, Malachi Willis
ABSTRACT Substance use can occur prior to nonconsensual and consensual sexual activity and affect how sexual consent is communicated and felt. Yet, researchers’ understanding of how substance use relates to these sexual experiences is still developing. Few researchers examine these behaviors among the intersection of sexual minority (SM) identity and gender. The goal of this study was to assess if
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Testing whether the combination of victimization and minority stressors exacerbate PTSD risks in a diverse community sample of sexual minority women Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-08-01 Cindy B. Veldhuis, Robert-Paul Juster, Thomas Corbeil, Melanie Wall, Tonia Poteat, Tonda L. Hughes
ABSTRACT Informed by minority stress and intersectionality frameworks, we examined 1) associations of sexual identity and race/ethnicity with probable diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD-PD) among sexual minority women (SMW; e.g. lesbian, bisexual) and 2) potential additive and interactive associations of minority stressors (discrimination, stigma consciousness and internalised homonegativity)
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Motives for security and sexual activity among single individuals at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-07-25 David L. Rodrigues, Rhonda N. Balzarini, Giulia Zoppolat, Richard B. Slatcher
ABSTRACT Amidst a global pandemic, survival needs become salient and the ability of individuals to regulate feelings and actions might be particularly relevant to protecting themselves from harm. Drawing from Regulatory Focus Theory individuals who are more focused on prevention are also more likely to enact health-protective behaviours, including sexual health behaviours, because they are more aware
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Differences between Australian bisexual and pansexual women: an assessment of minority stressors and psychological outcomes Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-07-18 James Morandini, Jessica Strudwick, Rachel Menzies, Ilan Dar-Nimrod
ABSTRACT The current study examined whether Australian cisgender women who identify as bisexual or pansexual differ in their experience of minority stress, and, in turn, psychological distress and well-being. A convenience sample of 229 Australian cisgender women who identified as bisexual or pansexual responded to a survey assessing minority stressors and psychological outcomes. Compared to bisexual
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Sexual-specific disgust sensitivity mechanisms in homonegativity and transnegativity; the mediating role of right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-07-18 Ana Maria Chamorro Coneo, Maria Camila Navarro, Nathalia Quiroz Molinares
ABSTRACT Disgust specific to sexual stimuli has been thought to be an adaptation that serves purposes of pathogen-avoidance, partner selection and social dominance. While the link between disgust responses and homonegative and transnegative attitudes has been relatively established, it is not yet clear why. Literature using evolutionary psychology perspectives of these phenomena is scarce in areas
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Associations between subcategories of disgust sensitivity and homonegativity: examining intergroup contact as a moderator Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-06-19 Ana Carolina de Barros, Bidushy Sadika, Terri A. Croteau, Melanie A. Morrison, Todd G. Morrison
ABSTRACT The present study examined the associations between three forms of disgust sensitivity (i.e. moral, pathogen, and sexual) and homonegativity towards gay men and lesbian women, based on the behavioural immune system (BIS) theory. Two forms of homonegativity were assessed: old-fashioned (i.e. moral and religious objections to homosexuality) and modern (i.e. objections to homosexuality that are
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Who counts as a sexual partner? Women’s criteria for defining and sorting through their sexual histories Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-06-15 Breanne Fahs, Eric Swank
ABSTRACT Notions of who counts as a sexual partner – that is, what specific actions, feelings, or relationships become defined as part of one’s sexual history – often carry assumptions about sexual scripts, power, and social identities. In this exploratory study, we analysed semi-structured interviews with eighteen women from a diverse 2019 community sample (mean age = 36.39, SD = 12.24) collected
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Determinants of body image in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-06-07 M. Bąk-Sosnowska, B. Naworska, M. Gruszczyńska
ABSTRACT Body image plays an important role in women’s well-being. The aim of our study was to determine the influence of selected variables (menopausal symptoms, depressive symptoms, sexual dysfunctions, health behaviours) on body image among perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. Six hundred eighty-eight women aged 45–65 served as participants. The Kupperman Index, Beck Depression Inventory, Female
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Perceived stigma and erotic technology: From sex toys to erobots Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-04-22 S. Dubé, M. Santaguida, D. Anctil, C. Y. Zhu, L. Thomasse, L. Giaccari, R. Oassey, D. Vachon, A. Johnson
ABSTRACT The intersection of technology and sexuality in sex toys and erobots – artificial erotic agents (e.g. sex robots) – may generate stigma with their use. However, despite the growing prevalence of technology in human sexuality, researchers have yet to examine this stigma. Hence, this study provides the first quantitative evidence of perceived stigma related to erotic technology use (PSETU) and
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What happens when people refuse to go along with orgasm coercion? An assessment of refusal strategies, perpetrators’ subsequent reactions, and relationship and psychological outcomes Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-04-20 Sara B Chadwick, Sari M. van Anders
ABSTRACT Orgasm coercion occurs when someone pressures a partner to orgasm by implying that not orgasming will have negative consequences. But what happens when the coerced partner refuses to go along with orgasm coercion? And how do perpetrators of orgasm coercion react? In the current study, we analysed 100 participants’ (cisgender women, n = 66; cisgender men, n = 24; gender/sex minorities, n = 10)
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Progressive, but promiscuous and confused: perceptions of sexual minority identity labels in a nationally representative sample Psychology & Sexuality (IF 2.344) Pub Date : 2022-04-12 Alexander Jensen, Kyle A. Schofield, Amanda Stueber, Steven Hobaica, Carrie Cuttler
ABSTRACT Selecting and sharing a sexual identity label can be a significant and stressful process for lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people. We previously found that using explicit (e.g. Mark is gay) and implicit (e.g. Mark is attracted to men) sexual identity labels mostly led to positive perceptions (e.g. more proud, likeable, resilient), in a sample of university students who were predominantly