Deepening Sexual Desire and Erotic Fantasies Research in the ACE Spectrum: Comparing the Experiences of Asexual, Demisexual, Gray-Asexual, and Questioning People
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Jan 11. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02784-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOver the past 30 years, an increasing number of people have identified within the asexual (ACE) spectrum recognizing an absence/low/situational sexual attraction to individuals of any gender. The current study aims to deepen the knowledge of sexual desire, erotic fantasies, and related emotions within the ACE spectrum. A total of 1072 Italian volunteers were recruited to take part to the present study via social media. Data were collected from October 2021 to January 2022 using the Sexual Desire and Erotic Fantasies questionnaire an...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - January 11, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Filippo Maria Nimbi Caterina Appia Annalisa Tanzilli Guido Giovanardi Vittorio Lingiardi Source Type: research

"Just the Stigma Associated with PrEP Makes You Feel Like It's HIV Itself": Exploring PrEP Stigma, Skepticism, and Medical Mistrust Among Black Cisgender Women in Urban and Rural Counties in the U.S. Deep South
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Jan 9. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02769-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDespite its effectiveness in HIV prevention, PrEP use among Black women is suboptimal. Notably in the Deep South, Black women have the lowest PrEP uptake rates among all US regions. To increase PrEP engagement, research suggests the implementation of structural and social interventions particular to the needs of Black women. The state of Alabama is of priority to federal HIV prevention initiatives; therefore, this study conducted focus groups among 47 cis-gender Black women in rural and urban Alabama counties, with the highest statew...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - January 10, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Whitney C Irie Anais Mahone Bernadette Johnson Jeanne Marrazzo Michael J Mugavero Barbara Van Der Pol Latesha Elopre Source Type: research

Themes Associated with Suicidal Ideation and Behavior Among People Attracted to Children
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Jan 10. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02770-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSuicide represents a significant public health problem, with around 800,000 deaths per year worldwide and up to 20 times as many episodes of self-harm and suicide attempts. Members of stigmatized groups may experience increased risk of suicide due in part to stigma-related factors, such as expectations of rejection, internalization of negative stereotypes, or potential for greater social isolation. Research suggests that adults who are attracted to children face extreme stigma, even those who do not commit sexual crimes involving ch...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - January 10, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Maggie Ingram Elizabeth J Letourneau Paul S Nestadt Source Type: research

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Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Jan;53(1):1-7. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02790-5.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38191698 | DOI:10.1007/s10508-023-02790-5 (Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior)
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - January 8, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kenneth J Zucker Kelly Suschinsky Source Type: research

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Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Jan 8. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02790-5. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38191698 | DOI:10.1007/s10508-023-02790-5 (Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior)
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - January 8, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kenneth J Zucker Kelly Suschinsky Source Type: research

Examining the Role of Mononormative Beliefs, Stigma, and Internalized Consensual Non-Monogamy Negativity for Dehumanization
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Jan 5. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02785-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInterest in consensually non-monogamous (CNM) relationships has been increasing in the general population in recent years. However, given the cultural dominance of monogamy and the normative expectations often imposed through socialization (i.e., mononormativity), people in CNM relationships may experience negativity, which can become internalized and harm their individual and relationship health. The present study investigated if mononormativity beliefs and CNM relationship stigma were associated with more dehumanization and if inte...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - January 5, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: David L Rodrigues Thomas R Brooks Rhonda N Balzarini Amy C Moors Diniz Lopes Source Type: research

Examining the Role of Mononormative Beliefs, Stigma, and Internalized Consensual Non-Monogamy Negativity for Dehumanization
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Jan 5. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02785-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInterest in consensually non-monogamous (CNM) relationships has been increasing in the general population in recent years. However, given the cultural dominance of monogamy and the normative expectations often imposed through socialization (i.e., mononormativity), people in CNM relationships may experience negativity, which can become internalized and harm their individual and relationship health. The present study investigated if mononormativity beliefs and CNM relationship stigma were associated with more dehumanization and if inte...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - January 5, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: David L Rodrigues Thomas R Brooks Rhonda N Balzarini Amy C Moors Diniz Lopes Source Type: research

Your Happiness Is My Happiness: Predicting Positive Feelings for a Partner's Consensual Extra-Dyadic Intimate Relations
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Jan 4. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02766-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis quantitative study tested hypotheses derived from a previous qualitative study of the factors that facilitated and hindered compersion (the positive feelings derived from one's partner's intimate relations with others) in consensually non-monogamous (CNM) relationships. A total of 255 participants recruited from online CNM and Alt-Sex communities reported on demographic and relationship characteristics as well as individual, relationship, and metamour-related variables in an online anonymous survey. In Flicker et al. (2022), we ...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - January 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sharon M Flicker Flavia Sancier-Barbosa Source Type: research

Some Clarifications Regarding the PROMIS © SexFS: Commentary on Clements et al. (2023)
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Jan 4. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02789-y. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38177606 | DOI:10.1007/s10508-023-02789-y (Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior)
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - January 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kevin P Weinfurt Kathryn Flynn Source Type: research

The Desirable Dad Hypothesis: Male Same-Sex Attraction as the Product of Selection for Paternal Care via Antagonistic Pleiotropy
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Jan 4. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02780-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSame-sex attraction, a heritable trait with a reproductive cost, lacks a comprehensive evolutionary explanation. Here we build on a hypothesis invoking antagonistic pleiotropy, which suggests that genes linked to male same-sex attraction remain in the gene pool because they have conferred some fitness advantage to heterosexual men possessing them. We posit the "desirable dad hypothesis," which proposes that alleles linked to male non-heterosexual orientations increase traits conducive to childcare; heterosexual men possessing same-se...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - January 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Thomas Felesina Brendan Zietsch Source Type: research

A Narrative Review of the Dichotomy Between the Social Views of Non-Monogamy and the Experiences of Consensual Non-Monogamous People
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Jan 4. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02786-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMonogamy is deeply rooted in most Western societies, shaping how people construe and behave in romantic relationships. These normative views facilitate the emergence of negative perceptions and evaluations when people choose not to adhere to mononormativity. Even though people in consensual non-monogamous (CNM) relationships are targets of stigmatization, research shows a dichotomy between these negative views and the relational experiences of CNM people. Indeed, people in CNM and monogamous relationships have comparable relationship...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - January 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: David L Rodrigues Source Type: research

Your Happiness Is My Happiness: Predicting Positive Feelings for a Partner's Consensual Extra-Dyadic Intimate Relations
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Jan 4. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02766-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis quantitative study tested hypotheses derived from a previous qualitative study of the factors that facilitated and hindered compersion (the positive feelings derived from one's partner's intimate relations with others) in consensually non-monogamous (CNM) relationships. A total of 255 participants recruited from online CNM and Alt-Sex communities reported on demographic and relationship characteristics as well as individual, relationship, and metamour-related variables in an online anonymous survey. In Flicker et al. (2022), we ...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - January 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sharon M Flicker Flavia Sancier-Barbosa Source Type: research

Some Clarifications Regarding the PROMIS © SexFS: Commentary on Clements et al. (2023)
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Jan 4. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02789-y. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38177606 | DOI:10.1007/s10508-023-02789-y (Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior)
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - January 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kevin P Weinfurt Kathryn Flynn Source Type: research

The Desirable Dad Hypothesis: Male Same-Sex Attraction as the Product of Selection for Paternal Care via Antagonistic Pleiotropy
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Jan 4. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02780-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSame-sex attraction, a heritable trait with a reproductive cost, lacks a comprehensive evolutionary explanation. Here we build on a hypothesis invoking antagonistic pleiotropy, which suggests that genes linked to male same-sex attraction remain in the gene pool because they have conferred some fitness advantage to heterosexual men possessing them. We posit the "desirable dad hypothesis," which proposes that alleles linked to male non-heterosexual orientations increase traits conducive to childcare; heterosexual men possessing same-se...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - January 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Thomas Felesina Brendan Zietsch Source Type: research

A Narrative Review of the Dichotomy Between the Social Views of Non-Monogamy and the Experiences of Consensual Non-Monogamous People
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 Jan 4. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02786-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMonogamy is deeply rooted in most Western societies, shaping how people construe and behave in romantic relationships. These normative views facilitate the emergence of negative perceptions and evaluations when people choose not to adhere to mononormativity. Even though people in consensual non-monogamous (CNM) relationships are targets of stigmatization, research shows a dichotomy between these negative views and the relational experiences of CNM people. Indeed, people in CNM and monogamous relationships have comparable relationship...
Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior - January 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: David L Rodrigues Source Type: research