Symbiosexual Attraction: An Integrated Mixed-Methods Study
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Apr 8. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02857-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA recent review of cultural and academic discourse presented evidence that some people experience attraction to two (or more) people in a preexisting relationship. This phenomenon, symbiosexuality, is understudied in the field of sexuality. Lack of recognition and validation for this attraction, including in the polyamorous community, may be negatively impacting those who experience symbiosexual attraction. I conducted an integrated mixed-methods analysis of secondary data from the 2023 The Pleasure Study to learn more about symbiose...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - April 8, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sally W Johnston Source Type: research
Development and Initial Validation of Measures of Proximal Stigmas and Experiences of Discrimination for Minor Attracted People
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Apr 5. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02842-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStigma-related stressors are central to understanding psychopathology, distress, and coping in stigmatized groups; individuals who experience attractions to children are a highly stigmatized group. Currently, few validated self-report measures exist to assess stigma-related stressors in minor attracted people (MAPs) and the current research describes the development and initial validation of two measures of internalized stigma and experiences of discrimination. A sample of MAPs (n = 289; mean age = 31.8 years, SD = 12.2) was recruite...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - April 5, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ian V McPhail Skye Stephens Source Type: research
Development and Initial Validation of Measures of Proximal Stigmas and Experiences of Discrimination for Minor Attracted People
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Apr 5. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02842-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStigma-related stressors are central to understanding psychopathology, distress, and coping in stigmatized groups; individuals who experience attractions to children are a highly stigmatized group. Currently, few validated self-report measures exist to assess stigma-related stressors in minor attracted people (MAPs) and the current research describes the development and initial validation of two measures of internalized stigma and experiences of discrimination. A sample of MAPs (n = 289; mean age = 31.8 years, SD = 12.2) was recruite...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - April 5, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ian V McPhail Skye Stephens Source Type: research
Development and Initial Validation of Measures of Proximal Stigmas and Experiences of Discrimination for Minor Attracted People
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Apr 5. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02842-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStigma-related stressors are central to understanding psychopathology, distress, and coping in stigmatized groups; individuals who experience attractions to children are a highly stigmatized group. Currently, few validated self-report measures exist to assess stigma-related stressors in minor attracted people (MAPs) and the current research describes the development and initial validation of two measures of internalized stigma and experiences of discrimination. A sample of MAPs (n = 289; mean age = 31.8 years, SD = 12.2) was recruite...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - April 5, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ian V McPhail Skye Stephens Source Type: research
Development and Initial Validation of Measures of Proximal Stigmas and Experiences of Discrimination for Minor Attracted People
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Apr 5. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02842-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStigma-related stressors are central to understanding psychopathology, distress, and coping in stigmatized groups; individuals who experience attractions to children are a highly stigmatized group. Currently, few validated self-report measures exist to assess stigma-related stressors in minor attracted people (MAPs) and the current research describes the development and initial validation of two measures of internalized stigma and experiences of discrimination. A sample of MAPs (n = 289; mean age = 31.8 years, SD = 12.2) was recruite...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - April 5, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ian V McPhail Skye Stephens Source Type: research
Sexual Norms Across Pornography Use, Sexual Fantasy, and In-Person Sexuality
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Apr 3. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02845-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSexual norms define perceptions of who is acceptable to partner with, how many partners are appropriate, and what sexual behaviors are acceptable to engage in. This shapes, in part, who has access to sexual pleasure and who is minoritized based on their sexuality. Though well theorized and researched for "in-person" sexuality, much less is known about sexual norms in other contexts/modalities, such as porn use and sexual fantasy, or how norms connect across these contexts. In the present study, we investigated sexual norms in porn, f...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - April 3, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Aki M Gormezano Sari M van Anders Source Type: research
Sexual Norms Across Pornography Use, Sexual Fantasy, and In-Person Sexuality
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Apr 3. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02845-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSexual norms define perceptions of who is acceptable to partner with, how many partners are appropriate, and what sexual behaviors are acceptable to engage in. This shapes, in part, who has access to sexual pleasure and who is minoritized based on their sexuality. Though well theorized and researched for "in-person" sexuality, much less is known about sexual norms in other contexts/modalities, such as porn use and sexual fantasy, or how norms connect across these contexts. In the present study, we investigated sexual norms in porn, f...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - April 3, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Aki M Gormezano Sari M van Anders Source Type: research
Describing Non-Binary People's Encounters with the Healthcare System: A Qualitative Study in Catalonia (Spain)
This study aimed to describe the experiences of non-binary people regarding the care and medical attention received in Catalonia (Spain). A qualitative phenomenological study was conducted with 21 non-binary people recruited using snowball sampling in 2022. Data were gathered through open-ended interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis. Two main themes were identified, which were further classified into two categories each: Theme 1-This is me composed of the categories, "My Name and My Pronouns" and "One's Chosen Gender," and Theme 2-I do not exist for the health system consisting of "Uneducated Health System in Sexu...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - April 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rebeca G ómez-Ibáñez Juan M Leyva-Moral Alexander Cruzado-Reyes Lucas R Platero Nina Granel Carolina E Watson Source Type: research
No Bones About It: Sex Is Binary
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02851-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAnthropologists have led the way in formulating techniques that reveal skeletal differences between males and females. Understanding of physical differences in the pelvis related to childbirth, hormonal impacts on bones, and extensive comparative studies have provided anthropologists with an array of traits and measurements that help them estimate sex using just bones. Forensic anthropologists and bioarcheologists are improving their ability to differentiate males and females by increasing research on a variety of postcranial bones a...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - April 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Elizabeth Weiss Source Type: research
Puberty Suppression for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria and the Child's Right to an Open Future
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02850-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn this essay, we consider the clinical and ethical implications of puberty blockers for pediatric gender dysphoria through the lens of "the child's right to an open future," which refers to rights that children do not have the capacity to exercise as minors, but that must be protected, so they can exercise them in the future as autonomous adults. We contrast the open future principle with the beliefs underpinning the gender affirming care model and discuss implications for consent. We evaluate claims that puberty blockers are revers...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - April 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sarah C J Jorgensen Nicole Ath éa C éline Masson Source Type: research
The Role of Feminism and Gender in Endorsement of Hookup Culture among Emerging Adults
This study explores the associations among multiple dimensions of feminism, gender, and hookup culture endorsement. Participants included 318 emerging adults (46% women; Mage = 22.2 years; 51% White, 27% Asian, 5% Hispanic/Latinx, 9% Black, 1% Middle Eastern, 1% American Indian, 6% Multiracial) from five Anglophone countries (62% U.S., 23% United Kingdom, 9% Canada, 5% Australia, 1% New Zealand), who completed the Feminist Beliefs and Behavior Scale and Endorsement of Hookup Culture Index via an anonymous, online survey. Participants were categorized according to their feminist identity label (feminist, non-feminist) and f...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - April 1, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rachel M Martino Savannah R Roberts Anne J Maheux Claire D Stout Sophia Choukas-Bradley Source Type: research
The Role of Feminism and Gender in Endorsement of Hookup Culture among Emerging Adults
This study explores the associations among multiple dimensions of feminism, gender, and hookup culture endorsement. Participants included 318 emerging adults (46% women; Mage = 22.2 years; 51% White, 27% Asian, 5% Hispanic/Latinx, 9% Black, 1% Middle Eastern, 1% American Indian, 6% Multiracial) from five Anglophone countries (62% U.S., 23% United Kingdom, 9% Canada, 5% Australia, 1% New Zealand), who completed the Feminist Beliefs and Behavior Scale and Endorsement of Hookup Culture Index via an anonymous, online survey. Participants were categorized according to their feminist identity label (feminist, non-feminist) and f...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - April 1, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rachel M Martino Savannah R Roberts Anne J Maheux Claire D Stout Sophia Choukas-Bradley Source Type: research
The Impact of Sibling Relationships on Behavioral and Sexual Health among Latino Sexual Minority Men
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Mar 29. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02832-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective method for preventing HIV acquisition and plays a crucial role in the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the US initiative. However, there are various barriers that hinder the access and uptake of PrEP among Latino sexual minority men (SMM) at individual, interpersonal, and cultural levels. While the significance of cultural factors in designing and implementing HIV prevention programs for Latino populations has been consistently emphasized in the literature and prioritized by the Center...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - March 30, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Juan Pablo Zapata Edwin Rojas Petra Dur án Angel J Mart ínez Homero E Del Pino Source Type: research
Pornography Use and the Acceptance of Gender Norm Violation in a School Context
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Mar 29. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02848-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlthough media effect studies have quite extensively investigated the association between pornography use and gendered attitudes, some questions remain. The present study aimed to address two of these questions by exploring how gendered attitudes and gender beliefs may be influenced by gender typicality and pornography use. First, the literature has not yet accounted for individual differences based on gender typicality. Second, the influence of pornography use on gender beliefs going beyond pornography's script application is under...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - March 30, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Helene Laporte Steven Eggermont Source Type: research
The Impact of Sibling Relationships on Behavioral and Sexual Health among Latino Sexual Minority Men
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Mar 29. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02832-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective method for preventing HIV acquisition and plays a crucial role in the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the US initiative. However, there are various barriers that hinder the access and uptake of PrEP among Latino sexual minority men (SMM) at individual, interpersonal, and cultural levels. While the significance of cultural factors in designing and implementing HIV prevention programs for Latino populations has been consistently emphasized in the literature and prioritized by the Center...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - March 30, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Juan Pablo Zapata Edwin Rojas Petra Dur án Angel J Mart ínez Homero E Del Pino Source Type: research
