Pub Date : 2025-04-23DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2025.2484832
Drew A Westmoreland,Samia Sultana,Meredith A Ray,Jacob Bleasdale,Kira Argenio,Evan A Krueger,Christian Grov
Many sexual minority men (SMM) use sex position self-labels, including "top," "bottom," "versatile," as well as combinations like "vers/top" and "vers/bottom" to describe engagement in anal intercourse. Despite the use of these labels, there is limited literature identifying various aspects that may impact SMM's chosen sex position label. The purpose of this study was to examine factors (i.e. sexual behavior, participants' anthropomorphic characteristics, and attraction to partners' attributes) associated with self-reported sex position label use. Participants (n = 4,802) were cisgender SMM from a U.S. nationwide cohort exploring missed opportunities for HIV prevention. The main analyses used iterative logistic regression models to predict self-reported sex position labels based on sexual behavior, participants' anthropomorphic characteristics, and attraction to partners' attributes. A higher proportion of participants identified as bottom/versatile (24%) followed by top/versatile (22.5%), versatile (20.3%), top (17.2%), and bottom (15.8%). Sexual attraction, behavior, and anthropomorphic characteristics poor-to-moderately predicted single sex position label categories. However, when considering near-adjacent sex positions (e.g. top/versatile as adjacent to top), model prediction improved substantially, indicating variability in self-labels and factors associated with each label. Sex positionality is complex and requires multidimensional measurement to fully understand this aspect of an individual's sexuality.
{"title":"Dismantling Stereotypes About Being Top, Versatile, or Bottom: Sexual Minority Men's Anal Sex Position Identity as It Relates to Attraction, Sexual Behavior, and Anthropomorphic Characteristics.","authors":"Drew A Westmoreland,Samia Sultana,Meredith A Ray,Jacob Bleasdale,Kira Argenio,Evan A Krueger,Christian Grov","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2484832","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2484832","url":null,"abstract":"Many sexual minority men (SMM) use sex position self-labels, including \"top,\" \"bottom,\" \"versatile,\" as well as combinations like \"vers/top\" and \"vers/bottom\" to describe engagement in anal intercourse. Despite the use of these labels, there is limited literature identifying various aspects that may impact SMM's chosen sex position label. The purpose of this study was to examine factors (i.e. sexual behavior, participants' anthropomorphic characteristics, and attraction to partners' attributes) associated with self-reported sex position label use. Participants (n = 4,802) were cisgender SMM from a U.S. nationwide cohort exploring missed opportunities for HIV prevention. The main analyses used iterative logistic regression models to predict self-reported sex position labels based on sexual behavior, participants' anthropomorphic characteristics, and attraction to partners' attributes. A higher proportion of participants identified as bottom/versatile (24%) followed by top/versatile (22.5%), versatile (20.3%), top (17.2%), and bottom (15.8%). Sexual attraction, behavior, and anthropomorphic characteristics poor-to-moderately predicted single sex position label categories. However, when considering near-adjacent sex positions (e.g. top/versatile as adjacent to top), model prediction improved substantially, indicating variability in self-labels and factors associated with each label. Sex positionality is complex and requires multidimensional measurement to fully understand this aspect of an individual's sexuality.","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":"23 1","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143866829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-04-21DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2025.2487197
Manuel Catalán Águila,Inmaculada Fernández Agis,Jenna Marie Strizzi
Previous research has shown a positive association between BDSM/kink behaviors and sexual satisfaction. The present study further explored this relationship within a Chilean population of BDSM practitioners. A total of 543 participants responded to an online questionnaire about BDSM/kink roles, practices, and overall sexual satisfaction. The main regression analyses evaluated the associations between BDSM roles, the frequency and variety of BDSM/kink interests and behaviors and the degree of discordance between the BDSM/kink behaviors participants find arousing and those that they have engaged in, as well as the contributions of the socio-demographic factors such as gender, age, sexual orientation, educational level, and relationship status on sexual satisfaction levels. The results indicated that the frequency and diversity of BDSM and kink activities were linked with higher sexual satisfaction. While no significant differences were found in sexual satisfaction across dominant, submissive, and switch roles, individuals in both monogamous and non-monogamous relationships reported higher satisfaction levels in comparison to those not in a relationship. These results emphasize the importance of respecting and de-pathologizing "non-conventional" forms of sexuality, such as BDSM. Future research should focus on the long-term psychological and relational effects of BDSM participation and aim to include more diverse and representative samples.
{"title":"Give Me More, and More Variety: Sexual Satisfaction Among BDSM and Kink Practitioners in Chile.","authors":"Manuel Catalán Águila,Inmaculada Fernández Agis,Jenna Marie Strizzi","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2487197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2487197","url":null,"abstract":"Previous research has shown a positive association between BDSM/kink behaviors and sexual satisfaction. The present study further explored this relationship within a Chilean population of BDSM practitioners. A total of 543 participants responded to an online questionnaire about BDSM/kink roles, practices, and overall sexual satisfaction. The main regression analyses evaluated the associations between BDSM roles, the frequency and variety of BDSM/kink interests and behaviors and the degree of discordance between the BDSM/kink behaviors participants find arousing and those that they have engaged in, as well as the contributions of the socio-demographic factors such as gender, age, sexual orientation, educational level, and relationship status on sexual satisfaction levels. The results indicated that the frequency and diversity of BDSM and kink activities were linked with higher sexual satisfaction. While no significant differences were found in sexual satisfaction across dominant, submissive, and switch roles, individuals in both monogamous and non-monogamous relationships reported higher satisfaction levels in comparison to those not in a relationship. These results emphasize the importance of respecting and de-pathologizing \"non-conventional\" forms of sexuality, such as BDSM. Future research should focus on the long-term psychological and relational effects of BDSM participation and aim to include more diverse and representative samples.","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":"16 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143857345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-04-21DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2025.2489771
Tina Jensen-Fogt,Cory L Pedersen
This well-powered, pre-registered online study examined differences in orgasmic consistency among women both with and without ADHD symptomatology while controlling for sexual assertiveness and sexual attitudes, constructs yet to be explored in this context. A convenience sample of 815 (Mage = 28.93, SDage = 9.23) cisgender females, at least 18 years of age and sexually active with at least one partner over the last 6 months, completed this study online through the survey platform Qualtrics. No preexisting ADHD diagnosis was required. Study hypotheses were confirmed, revealing that ADHD symptomatology predicted orgasmic consistency, and most notably, that greater inattentive ADHD symptomatology was associated with lower consistency of orgasm. Exploration of medication use for ADHD symptom management revealed only a significant effect of medication use on orgasmic consistency in women who did not currently meet the criteria for ADHD symptomatology. Finally, when comparing women of sexual minority orientations to the sexual majority, results indicated only a significant difference in orgasmic consistency rates among women who did not meet the ADHD symptomatology criteria. Given that women who struggle with difficulties in consistently achieving orgasm are more likely to experience negative relationship satisfaction, self-esteem, and sexual satisfaction outcomes - as well as increased rates of emotional distress - our results have significant implications for the sexual health and well-being of women with ADHD symptomatology. This is particularly true for those with the inattentive ADHD symptomatology subtype.
{"title":"Exploring Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Symptomatology in Relation to Women's Orgasmic Consistency.","authors":"Tina Jensen-Fogt,Cory L Pedersen","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2489771","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2489771","url":null,"abstract":"This well-powered, pre-registered online study examined differences in orgasmic consistency among women both with and without ADHD symptomatology while controlling for sexual assertiveness and sexual attitudes, constructs yet to be explored in this context. A convenience sample of 815 (Mage = 28.93, SDage = 9.23) cisgender females, at least 18 years of age and sexually active with at least one partner over the last 6 months, completed this study online through the survey platform Qualtrics. No preexisting ADHD diagnosis was required. Study hypotheses were confirmed, revealing that ADHD symptomatology predicted orgasmic consistency, and most notably, that greater inattentive ADHD symptomatology was associated with lower consistency of orgasm. Exploration of medication use for ADHD symptom management revealed only a significant effect of medication use on orgasmic consistency in women who did not currently meet the criteria for ADHD symptomatology. Finally, when comparing women of sexual minority orientations to the sexual majority, results indicated only a significant difference in orgasmic consistency rates among women who did not meet the ADHD symptomatology criteria. Given that women who struggle with difficulties in consistently achieving orgasm are more likely to experience negative relationship satisfaction, self-esteem, and sexual satisfaction outcomes - as well as increased rates of emotional distress - our results have significant implications for the sexual health and well-being of women with ADHD symptomatology. This is particularly true for those with the inattentive ADHD symptomatology subtype.","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":"66 1","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143857344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-04-18DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2025.2489772
Rusi Jaspal,Anthony Gifford,Udo Scheinpflug
This study tests a theoretical model of sexual satisfaction in gay men that incorporates self and self-with-other schemata, identity processes, and sexual communication behaviors. Structural equation modeling based on cross-sectional correlational survey data from 199 gay men in the United Kingdom and Germany examined associations between the self-schema of internalized homonegativity, the self-with-other schema of anxious attachment style, identity resilience, sexual communication behaviors, and sexual satisfaction. The results showed a direct effect of internalized homonegativity, but not of anxious attachment style, on sexual satisfaction. Both internalized homonegativity and anxious attachment style had indirect effects through identity resilience and sexual communication behaviors. Therapeutic interventions to enhance sexual satisfaction in gay men should focus on the identification and management of internalized homonegativity (a self-schema) and anxious attachment style (a self-with-other schema) while also supporting the development of identity resilience and sexual communication skills.
{"title":"A Theoretical Model for Predicting the Derivation of Sexual Satisfaction in Gay Men.","authors":"Rusi Jaspal,Anthony Gifford,Udo Scheinpflug","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2489772","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2489772","url":null,"abstract":"This study tests a theoretical model of sexual satisfaction in gay men that incorporates self and self-with-other schemata, identity processes, and sexual communication behaviors. Structural equation modeling based on cross-sectional correlational survey data from 199 gay men in the United Kingdom and Germany examined associations between the self-schema of internalized homonegativity, the self-with-other schema of anxious attachment style, identity resilience, sexual communication behaviors, and sexual satisfaction. The results showed a direct effect of internalized homonegativity, but not of anxious attachment style, on sexual satisfaction. Both internalized homonegativity and anxious attachment style had indirect effects through identity resilience and sexual communication behaviors. Therapeutic interventions to enhance sexual satisfaction in gay men should focus on the identification and management of internalized homonegativity (a self-schema) and anxious attachment style (a self-with-other schema) while also supporting the development of identity resilience and sexual communication skills.","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":"65 1","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143851073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-04-18DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2025.2488365
Madison Lands,Lindsay M Cannon,Jenny A Higgins,Laura E T Swan
Although one in three U.S. contraceptive clients identify as something other than heterosexual, research has overlooked associations between sexual identity and experiences of provider-based contraceptive coercion - that is, pressure from a healthcare provider to use or not use birth control. In 2023, we used the online Prolific panel to survey U.S. reproductive-age people assigned female at birth about their contraceptive care (N = 1,399; mean age = 32.6, SD = 8.24). We assessed differences in contraceptive care preferences and coercion across sexual identities and used open-ended survey responses to contextualize participants' contraceptive coercion experiences. More than one-third (36%) of the sample identified as lesbian/gay, bisexual, asexual, pansexual, queer, questioning, or preferred to self-identify (hereafter LGBQ+). Compared to heterosexual participants, LGBQ+ participants were more likely to experience misalignment in how often they would like contraceptive counseling versus how often they received it. Among those who ever received contraceptive counseling (n = 1,197), LGBQ+ individuals were also more likely than heterosexuals to experience pressure to use contraception. Open-ended responses revealed LGBQ+ clients' experiences with heteronormative assumptions during contraceptive care. Healthcare systems and providers must provide patient-centered contraceptive care to all individuals, with attention to how sexual identity can shape contraceptive needs.
{"title":"Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer+ Patients' Preferences for Contraceptive Counseling and Experiences of Coercion in Contraceptive Care.","authors":"Madison Lands,Lindsay M Cannon,Jenny A Higgins,Laura E T Swan","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2488365","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2488365","url":null,"abstract":"Although one in three U.S. contraceptive clients identify as something other than heterosexual, research has overlooked associations between sexual identity and experiences of provider-based contraceptive coercion - that is, pressure from a healthcare provider to use or not use birth control. In 2023, we used the online Prolific panel to survey U.S. reproductive-age people assigned female at birth about their contraceptive care (N = 1,399; mean age = 32.6, SD = 8.24). We assessed differences in contraceptive care preferences and coercion across sexual identities and used open-ended survey responses to contextualize participants' contraceptive coercion experiences. More than one-third (36%) of the sample identified as lesbian/gay, bisexual, asexual, pansexual, queer, questioning, or preferred to self-identify (hereafter LGBQ+). Compared to heterosexual participants, LGBQ+ participants were more likely to experience misalignment in how often they would like contraceptive counseling versus how often they received it. Among those who ever received contraceptive counseling (n = 1,197), LGBQ+ individuals were also more likely than heterosexuals to experience pressure to use contraception. Open-ended responses revealed LGBQ+ clients' experiences with heteronormative assumptions during contraceptive care. Healthcare systems and providers must provide patient-centered contraceptive care to all individuals, with attention to how sexual identity can shape contraceptive needs.","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":"136 1","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143851088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-04-17DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2025.2485285
Louis Lindley,Annalisa Anzani,Yusuf Barburoğlu,Savanna Lynn,Lyuchen Ben,Beneli Andert
Cis-heteronormative frameworks have inadequately addressed the complexity of trans masculine, nonbinary, and agender (TMNB) individuals' sexual attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and experiences, often marginalizing these perspectives. To fully capture the richness of TMNB sexuality, it is essential for researchers to resist the constraints of cis-heteronormativity by employing participatory research methods that center TMNB voices and lived realities. This participatory study engaged directly with TMNB communities to identify their priorities in sex research. The study sample included 298 participants with diverse gender identities, including trans masculine (52.68%), nonbinary (36.91%), and agender (10.40%). Thematic analysis of participant responses revealed 13 key themes: (1) pleasurability of sexual experiences, (2) interpersonal dynamics of sex, (3) complex impacts of gender dysphoria, (4) intersectionality of sexual experiences, (5) gendered dynamics of sexual experiences, (6) negative societal influences, (7) impacts of sexual trauma on sexuality, (8) relationships between healthcare and sexuality, (9) lack of prior sexual experiences, (10) nuances of asexuality, (11) engagement with technology, (12) reflections on universal versus diverse experiences, and (13) communication to researchers about the study. These findings underscore the necessity for research approaches that are intersectional, individualized, and attuned to the diverse realities of TMNB sexual lives.
{"title":"\"You're Gonna Need Way More Variables:\" What Trans Masculine, Nonbinary, and Agender Individuals Want Sex Researchers to Understand.","authors":"Louis Lindley,Annalisa Anzani,Yusuf Barburoğlu,Savanna Lynn,Lyuchen Ben,Beneli Andert","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2485285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2485285","url":null,"abstract":"Cis-heteronormative frameworks have inadequately addressed the complexity of trans masculine, nonbinary, and agender (TMNB) individuals' sexual attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and experiences, often marginalizing these perspectives. To fully capture the richness of TMNB sexuality, it is essential for researchers to resist the constraints of cis-heteronormativity by employing participatory research methods that center TMNB voices and lived realities. This participatory study engaged directly with TMNB communities to identify their priorities in sex research. The study sample included 298 participants with diverse gender identities, including trans masculine (52.68%), nonbinary (36.91%), and agender (10.40%). Thematic analysis of participant responses revealed 13 key themes: (1) pleasurability of sexual experiences, (2) interpersonal dynamics of sex, (3) complex impacts of gender dysphoria, (4) intersectionality of sexual experiences, (5) gendered dynamics of sexual experiences, (6) negative societal influences, (7) impacts of sexual trauma on sexuality, (8) relationships between healthcare and sexuality, (9) lack of prior sexual experiences, (10) nuances of asexuality, (11) engagement with technology, (12) reflections on universal versus diverse experiences, and (13) communication to researchers about the study. These findings underscore the necessity for research approaches that are intersectional, individualized, and attuned to the diverse realities of TMNB sexual lives.","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":"75 1","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143846428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-04-16DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2025.2484197
Kailey Roche,Joelle Pagacz,Martin L Lalumière,Michael C Seto
There has been an increase in research using online forums for individuals who are attracted to children. This research is beneficial because it allows the study of individuals attracted to children recruited from the community, in contrast to individuals recruited from clinical or forensic samples. The aim of the present review was to explore who researchers are recruiting from online forums and how they are recruiting these participants. We conducted a systematic review of 71 studies with participants recruited from online forums for people attracted to children. We considered sample homogeneity, evidence of data and sample overlap, and the use of community-based research principles that aid in participant recruitment and retention. The majority of participants were White men, between the ages of 18 and 35, living in North America or Europe. Forty percent of publications had some data overlap. Virtuous Pedophiles and B4U-ACT were the two most common forums for recruitment. Just over one-third of publications mentioned community-based research principles. Our results suggest a high degree of homogeneity across online samples of individuals attracted to children, with most participants being recruited from two forums. Results from publications recruiting narrowly are less generalizable and may give an inaccurate impression of replication. Conducting research with participants recruited from the community is important, but researchers should diversify recruitment methods, ask about previous study participation, and employ community-based research principles to increase participation.
{"title":"Recruitment Issues in Research with People Who are Attracted to Children: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Kailey Roche,Joelle Pagacz,Martin L Lalumière,Michael C Seto","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2484197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2484197","url":null,"abstract":"There has been an increase in research using online forums for individuals who are attracted to children. This research is beneficial because it allows the study of individuals attracted to children recruited from the community, in contrast to individuals recruited from clinical or forensic samples. The aim of the present review was to explore who researchers are recruiting from online forums and how they are recruiting these participants. We conducted a systematic review of 71 studies with participants recruited from online forums for people attracted to children. We considered sample homogeneity, evidence of data and sample overlap, and the use of community-based research principles that aid in participant recruitment and retention. The majority of participants were White men, between the ages of 18 and 35, living in North America or Europe. Forty percent of publications had some data overlap. Virtuous Pedophiles and B4U-ACT were the two most common forums for recruitment. Just over one-third of publications mentioned community-based research principles. Our results suggest a high degree of homogeneity across online samples of individuals attracted to children, with most participants being recruited from two forums. Results from publications recruiting narrowly are less generalizable and may give an inaccurate impression of replication. Conducting research with participants recruited from the community is important, but researchers should diversify recruitment methods, ask about previous study participation, and employ community-based research principles to increase participation.","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":"28 1","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143846432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-04-10DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2025.2486475
Julia Velten,Inês M Tavares,Natalie O Rosen
The increasingly common dyadic diary method uniquely captures how fluctuations in the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of each member of a couple contribute to sexual outcomes within relationships. Dyadic diary methods assess these processes close in time to when they occur in a natural setting, and permit examination of within-person fluctuations in variables of interest while accounting for relational interdependence. The aim of this systematic scoping review was to assess the contribution of dyadic diary studies to understanding specific sexual outcomes in committed relationships. We examined factors associated with three key outcomes - daily sexual satisfaction, sexual distress, and sexual function. Fifty-seven records reporting on 3,793 couples were included. All factors were reported on by each member of the couple, separately. We identified personal (individual's experiences or behaviors such as mood), relationship-focused (shared experiences of both partners such as conflict), and partner-focused (partner's experiences or behaviors such as responsiveness) factors. When individuals reported a change in their personal, relationship-, or partner-focused experience relative to their average across days, there were implications for their own and, in some cases, their partners' sexual outcomes that day. We found that dyadic diary studies are especially useful when the associated factors under investigation focused on specific relationship events (e.g. sexual activity, conflict) that are sensitive to contextual factors (e.g. mood) and may be experienced differently for each partner. However, diary methods are resource-intensive and may not be required when researchers are primarily interested in perceived partner behaviors. Our results suggest it may be valuable for theorists, researchers, and clinicians to consider the dynamic nature of day-to-day fluctuations in couples' lives to better understand and promote sexual satisfaction and sexual function, and reduce sexual distress, in the context of partnered relationships.
{"title":"What Factors are Associated with Sexual Satisfaction, Distress, and Function in Couples? A Systematic Scoping Review of Dyadic Diary Studies.","authors":"Julia Velten,Inês M Tavares,Natalie O Rosen","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2486475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2486475","url":null,"abstract":"The increasingly common dyadic diary method uniquely captures how fluctuations in the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of each member of a couple contribute to sexual outcomes within relationships. Dyadic diary methods assess these processes close in time to when they occur in a natural setting, and permit examination of within-person fluctuations in variables of interest while accounting for relational interdependence. The aim of this systematic scoping review was to assess the contribution of dyadic diary studies to understanding specific sexual outcomes in committed relationships. We examined factors associated with three key outcomes - daily sexual satisfaction, sexual distress, and sexual function. Fifty-seven records reporting on 3,793 couples were included. All factors were reported on by each member of the couple, separately. We identified personal (individual's experiences or behaviors such as mood), relationship-focused (shared experiences of both partners such as conflict), and partner-focused (partner's experiences or behaviors such as responsiveness) factors. When individuals reported a change in their personal, relationship-, or partner-focused experience relative to their average across days, there were implications for their own and, in some cases, their partners' sexual outcomes that day. We found that dyadic diary studies are especially useful when the associated factors under investigation focused on specific relationship events (e.g. sexual activity, conflict) that are sensitive to contextual factors (e.g. mood) and may be experienced differently for each partner. However, diary methods are resource-intensive and may not be required when researchers are primarily interested in perceived partner behaviors. Our results suggest it may be valuable for theorists, researchers, and clinicians to consider the dynamic nature of day-to-day fluctuations in couples' lives to better understand and promote sexual satisfaction and sexual function, and reduce sexual distress, in the context of partnered relationships.","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":"75 1","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143819211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-04-10DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2025.2484199
Robyn K Cumben,Christopher Quinn-Nilas,Courtney Loveless,Noah Pevie,Ceilidh Eaton Russell
The death of a romantic partner results in major changes to the surviving partner's psychological and physical well-being, yet post-bereavement sexual experiences are often disregarded in both research and clinical settings. Continuing bonds theory suggests that an internal emotional bond can persist between the bereaved and the memory of the deceased after the physical end of the relationship; that is, continuing bonds are often maintained through reminiscing about the deceased. On this premise, we suggest and demonstrate that sexual bonds are also maintained through reminiscing. A sample of 165 Canadian individuals who were bereaved of a prior romantic partner were recruited via Leger panels, social media, and online grief forums to complete an online survey. Sexual reminiscing was very common (80.5% of participants sexually reminisced about the deceased), frequent (31.8% of participants sexually reminisced about the deceased once a week or more), and generally positively valenced. We used multiple regression to understand who sexually reminisced more frequently and who evaluated those experiences as more positive. Results indicated that stronger general continuing bonds, higher past sexual satisfaction with the deceased, and higher posttraumatic growth were positively associated with sexual reminiscing frequency, while stronger continuing emotional bonds and past sexual satisfaction were positively associated with sexual reminiscing valence. Findings regarding their relevance to individuals and clinicians (e.g. couples and grief therapists) are discussed.
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Pub Date : 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2025.2478576
Val Webber, Brittany O'Shea, Claire Yurkovich, Austin Oswald, Christopher Dietzel, Becky Feicht, Kirk Furlotte, Dave Holmes, Matthew Numer
A multitude of factors shape the labor conditions of men engaged in digitally facilitated sex work. To examine these labor conditions, we conducted a scoping review of research conducted with men about their use of internet technologies to facilitate in-person sex work and/or provide sexual services online through digital platforms. We retrieved 72 papers and book chapters published between 1990 and 2024. We summarize some descriptive characteristics and organize the findings according to six working conditions: entry into sex work, advertising and marketing, screening and communications, pay, occupational health and safety, and resources and support. We found primarily qualitative studies examining a variety of sex work sectors and contexts, including a growing body of work about webcamming and porn production. Articles focused on motivations, the role of internet platforms in shaping sex worker practice and identities, marketing and safety strategies, and sexual and community health. Literature increasingly frames sex work in terms of labor and addresses the social, legal, technological, and structural forces that shape sex work conditions. By organizing the findings of existing studies according to labor outcomes and implications, this review aims to further support and facilitate the adoption of a workers' rights perspective within sex work research.
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