Murça, Ana Cunha, Olga Almeida, Telma Catarina
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Sexuality & Culture
Victims of revenge pornography (RP) suffer long-term psychological, personal, and social consequences, given that the spread of explicit content may continue to disturb them throughout their lives. However, there is a scarcity of studies on this phenomenon in Portugal. The present study aims to identify the prevalence of RP and analyze its impact o...
Christensen, Larissa S. Vickery, Noah
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Sexuality & Culture
Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has become a global problem. With technological advancements, a sub-type of material has emerged: virtual child sexual abuse material (VCSAM). Despite the far-reaching harms of this material, little is known about VCSAM offenders. Research has found some disconnect between the perceived harmfulness of VCSAM and le...
Phuah, Li Ann Teng, Jaclyn Hui Jie Goh, Pei Hwa
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Sexuality & Culture
Despite being a common sexual practice, not much is known about masturbation within the Malaysian context. The current study examined the masturbation practices of a convenience sample of Malaysian young adults, and how one’s reported experience of masturbating and frequency of masturbation is associated with sexual and psychological well-being. Sa...
T. Campbell, Jessica Bennett-Brown, Magaret S. Marcotte, Alexandra M. Kaufman, Ellen Moscovici, Zoe R. Adams, Olivia Lovins, Sydney R. Garcia, Justin N. Gesselman, Amanda
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Sexuality & Culture
Around 142 million American adults are currently single; at least half of these singles want to pursue a romantic partner. Romantic dating can involve exposure to numerous people. Thus, dating can significantly impact pathogen exposure risk. In a demographically-representative cross-sectional survey conducted in 2021 ( N = 5,000), we examined U.S. ...
Walker, Alicia M. Lutmer, Audrey
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Sexuality & Culture
Sexual satisfaction is important to individual well-being and relationship satisfaction, making it a research topic relevant for sex clinicians and relationship therapists. The current study adds to sexuality literature by asking participants questions about the factors involved in “great sex.” We conducted 78 interviews via email or phone with par...
Ede, Stephen Sunday Chepngeno-Langat, Gloria Okoh, Chisom Favour
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Sexuality & Culture
The misconceptions that old age is an asexual phase of human life has been challenged by increasing empirical evidence which shows that sexual activity persists in old age albeit in different forms and frequency. This study examined how a group of older people in southeastern Nigeria express their sexual behaviour. The semi-structured individual in...
Lippmann, Marie Lawlor, Natalie Leistner, Christine E.
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Sexuality & Culture
OnlyFans is a digital patronage platform on which over two million content creators produce sexually explicit content for more than 130 million users. Increased Internet access and innovative technologies that enhance sexuality via connections and knowledge are changing the ways people navigate their sexual lives. OnlyFans is unique due to its posi...
Gunning, Jacqueline N. Rubinsky, Valerie Aragón, Ashley Roldán, Monica McMahon, Taylor Cooke-Jackson, Angela
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Sexuality & Culture
Extending prior research on the communicative intersections of bondage, domination, and sadomasochism (BDSM) and disability communities, the present article presents preliminary findings on sexual and boundary-setting communication overlaps in relational minority groups and partnerships with disabilities. Both disability and BDSM communities engage...
White, Allie Boehm, Michele Glackin, Emma Bleakley, Amy
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Sexuality & Culture
Prior research suggests that parents, peers, and media are popular sources of sexual information and beliefs among emerging adults. Sex-positivity is an orientation toward sex that emphasizes open-minded beliefs and communication about varying sexual behaviors, preferences, and orientations. The current study investigated whether these sexual infor...
Leistner, Christine E Lawlor, Natalie Lippmann, Marie Briggs, Lindsay M
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Sexuality & culture
The COVID 19 pandemic has impacted sexual health in a variety of ways. The purpose of this research was to examine the ways in which college students (attending a university providing primarily online curriculum during fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters) perceive the pandemic influencing their sexual health and lives. Participants were undergradua...
