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{"title":"Sexual Desire and Fantasy Differ for Plurisexual vs Monosexual People in Mixed-Gender Relationships.","authors":"Molly K Irvin, Tierney Lorenz","doi":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2512103","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2512103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many clinicians use partner gender as a proxy for a patient's sexual orientation. Yet partnership and orientation are distinct constructs, and their interaction may be particularly relevant for bisexual/pansexual (i.e., plurisexual) people who may be in same- or mixed-gender relationships. We explored the effects of plurisexual identity, partner gender(s), and their interaction in predicting sexual desire and fantasy, two fundamental components of sexual functioning. Undergraduate participants in relationships (n = 493; 80% cisgender women, 16% cisgender men, 4% gender minority) completed an online survey including items on plurisexual identity, partner gender(s), sexual desire and fantasy. There were significant interactions between plurisexual identity and partner gender in predicting desire and fantasy, such that among participants in mixed-gender relationships, plurisexual participants reported significantly higher sexual desire and more diverse and frequent sexual fantasies than monosexual participants. As the interaction between sexual orientation and partner gender can reveal more information about sexual desire and fantasy than either variable alone, these findings suggest that clinicians should collect both pieces of information when working with plurisexual patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":17171,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"539-547"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12213173/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144216172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Coping with Vestibulodynia and Its Impacts on the Identity of Jewish National Religious Women.","authors":"Orin Segal, Tamar Yaakobi","doi":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2462736","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2462736","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This research aims to better understand the experiences of Jewish National Religious women who suffer from vestibulodynia, a medical condition characterized by pain during sexual intercourse. The study explores the distinctive challenges of these women, as they navigate the tension between expressions of sexuality in modern secular Western culture and that of religious Jewish Halacha. The study delves into perceptions of sexuality, religion, culture, and identity as effected by vestibulodynia. This qualitative research involved interviews with 15 married National Religious women aged 21-38 diagnosed with vestibulodynia. The study yielded four central themes: Isolation vs. Community; Recognition Within the Medical System; The Multifaceted Aspects of Female Identity; From Crisis to Growth. The research highlights the implications vestibulodynia can have on women coping with it, reflecting in reduced self- esteem, and challenges in female identity and the identity as a whole, in intimate relationships, and in family and cultural life. the study stresses the important role the partners have in coping with vestibulodynia. The research emphasizes the importance of culturally sensitive care needed in women's health care services. It further stresses the positive impact of belonging to peers and the importance of open communication regarding sexuality, even in orthodox communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":17171,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"271-282"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143433425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual Choking and Consensual Non-Consent (CNC) Among College Students: Findings from a Campus-Representative Survey.","authors":"Debby Herbenick, Tsung-Chieh Fu, Dasha N Carver, Dakota Brandenburg, Mary Balle, Heather Eastman-Mueller","doi":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2458173","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2458173","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rough sex has become prevalent among young adults, yet little is known about the prevalence of consensual non-consent (CNC)-which is often enacted as role-playing sexual assault-or the correlates of either sexual choking or CNC. In a U.S. college campus probability survey, we assessed the prevalence and correlates of choking and CNC. More women (45%) and gender diverse participants (61%) had ever been choked than men (25%). Also, 10.0% of students had ever engaged in CNC, with no significant gender differences. Both choking and CNC were related to alcohol use and to a history of partner violence.</p>","PeriodicalId":17171,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"224-242"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Attitudes Toward Age-Verification among U.S. Adults, Adolescents, and Parents.","authors":"Paul J Wright, Debby Herbenick","doi":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2457436","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2457436","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments challenging a state law requiring pornographic websites to formally verify the age of site visitors. Prior studies have examined public opinion toward pornography regulation in the United States, but we are aware of no study that has assessed attitudes toward-age verification akin to the kind to be considered by The Supreme Court. This Letter reports data on age-verification attitudes and correlates among U.S. adults, parents, and adolescents. Results suggested that all three groups are more likely to support age-verification than to oppose it. Nonetheless, there was also substantial attitudinal variability in all three groups. Possible explanations for these differences are proposed and the need for extensive follow up studies is emphasized.</p>","PeriodicalId":17171,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"219-223"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Loneliness Within a Romantic Relationship: Do Gratitude and Forgiveness Moderate Between Loneliness and Relational and Sexual Well-Being?","authors":"Chelom E Leavitt, Amber A Price, Naomi F Inman, McKayla Lee, AnnMarie Sandridge, Zoie Harrison, Alyssa L Brown, Jeremy B Yorgason, Erin K Holmes","doi":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2467416","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2467416","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Loneliness has a detrimental effect on relational and sexual well-being. Recent research indicates that gratitude and forgiveness are two qualities that may buffer negative factors in relationships. We examine whether these two qualities may moderate the negative association between loneliness and relational and sexual well-being. Using data from a nationally representative study of newlywed couples (N = 1,614) in the U.S. (CREATE), we evaluated whether actor and partner gratitude and forgiveness moderated the negative association between loneliness and sexual and relational well-being. Results indicated that both the husband's and wife's gratitude and forgiveness moderated the negative association between loneliness and relational well-being, but we found no moderation effect for sexual well-being. These findings may indicate that while gratitude and forgiveness protect the marriage relationship from feelings of loneliness, the sexual relationship is not protected from loneliness through forgiveness and gratitude alone. This study provides initial evidence that when spouses experience loneliness, forgiveness and gratitude may create pro-relational motivation attitudes and behaviors within the marriage relationship. Therapeutic implications are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":17171,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"309-322"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143476595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predictors of Perceived Positive and Negative Consequences of Sexual Compliance.","authors":"Sabina Nickull, Patrick Jern, Caoyuan Niu, Marianne Källström, Annika Gunst","doi":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2452844","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2452844","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual compliance (i.e., consenting to sex without initial sexual desire) can have both positive and negative consequences for well-being. This study explored predictors of perceived consequences of sexual compliance in cisgendered men and women from a population-based, Finnish sample (men <i>n</i> = 449, women <i>n</i> = 499, age <i>M</i> = 34.1, relationship duration <i>M</i> = 8.9). We drew upon existing literature and theoretical frameworks to select the following predictors; sexual approach and avoidance motives, sexual self-efficacy, avoidant and anxious attachment, sexual self-esteem, sexual assertiveness, symptoms of depression and/or anxiety, sexual distress, dyadic sexual communication, dyadic trust, and partner's sexual coercion. The predictors explained 31-38% of the variance in perceived positive consequences and 33-43% of the variance in perceived negative consequences of sexual compliance. Approach motives for sex had the strongest association with perceived positive consequences and having been sexually coerced by one's partner and sexual distress had the strongest associations with perceived negative consequences of sexual compliance. There were some variations in the predictors between genders, but the differing predictors had weak effects on the perceived consequences. Our findings can help clinicians identify focus areas when working with clients who experience a desire discrepancy in their intimate relationships.</p>","PeriodicalId":17171,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"142-162"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143032762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unheard Voices: Understanding Male Victims of Campus Sexual Harassment in a Gender-Inclusive Study.","authors":"Li Zheng, Ran Zhang","doi":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2477471","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2477471","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigates the characteristics of male victims of campus sexual harassment, revealing that there is little difference in the proportion of male and female victims. Both genders are subjected to sexual harassment by students, faculty members, and off-campus personnel, with the largest difference in frequency being 13.79% and the smallest 0.06%. Most forms of harassment show less than a 5.00% difference between male and female students. <i>T</i>-test results indicate that, except for harassment by faculty members, there is no significant difference in the frequency of harassment between genders (<i>p</i> > .05). Furthermore, male victims are more likely to be familiar with the perpetrators than female victims. Campus sexual harassment negatively impacts both genders, with male victims reporting higher negative effects in academic, social, and self-evaluation aspects. Male victims are less likely to take proactive measures or seek assistance when facing harassment. Regression model and Shapley value decomposition analyses reveal that gender significantly influences the frequency of harassment, particularly when the perpetrator is the faculty member. Overall, this study highlights the need for increased attention to male victims of campus sexual harassment and the importance of addressing gender differences in coping strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":17171,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy","volume":"51 4","pages":"337-347"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144005987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigation of Temperament Traits and Anxiety Sensitivity in Women Diagnosed with Vaginismus: A Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study.","authors":"Eda Ferahkaya, Melike Geyik Bayman","doi":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2511011","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2511011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It is thought that anxiety sensitivity and temperament characteristics in women diagnosed with vaginismus may be determinant on the development, persistence and treatment processes of the condition. This study aims to examine anxiety sensitivity and temperament characteristics in women diagnosed with vaginismus. The study included 40 female participant diagnosed with vaginismus and 40 women without sexual dysfunction as control group. All participants were administered the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis-I Disorders, followed by the Golombok-Rust Sexual Satisfaction Scale, Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3, and Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris, and San Diego Autoquestionnaire. Anxiety sensitivity levels were significantly higher in the vaginismus group compared to the control group. It was determined that depressive, irritable and anxious temperament subscale scores were significantly higher in the vaginismus group compared to the control group. While anxiety sensitivity, depressive temperament and anxious temperament traits, which showed significant differences between the groups, maintained their significant differences after controlling for covariates the significant difference in irritable temperament disappeared. Vaginismus is not only an obstacle to sexual intercourse, but also a multidimensional clinical picture that affects couples in different areas and in its etiology individual factors such as anxiety sensitivity and temperamental characteristics may play a role.</p>","PeriodicalId":17171,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"502-512"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144187254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"\"I Just Really Didn't Know What I Was Walking into\": Scary Sexual Experiences in a Campus-Representative Survey of Undergraduate Students.","authors":"Debby Herbenick, Callie Patterson Perry, Bethany Lumsdaine, Tsung-Chieh Fu, Alyssa Williams, Taisha Ovide, Owen Miller, Sally Thomas, Heather Eastman-Mueller","doi":"10.1080/0092623X.2024.2433102","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0092623X.2024.2433102","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual pressure, coercion, and violence are prevalent globally and disproportionately affect girls, women, sexual minorities, and gender minorities. Using quantitative data and open-ended responses from a cross-sectional campus-representative online survey of undergraduate students, we aimed to (1) assess the percentage of students, by gender, who reported having had a scary partnered sexual experience since age 14 and (2) characterize the kinds of sexual experiences that participants described as scary. A weighted total of 721 college student participants who reported ever engaging in oral, vaginal, or anal sex during their lifetime were included in the analytic sample. Of these, 225 reported experiencing at least one scary sexual experience (31.2%). Women and gender non-conforming students were significantly more likely to have experienced a scary sexual situation (47.2% women, 13.6% men, 60.1% TGNB+ students, <i>p <</i> .001). Those who reported having experienced a scary sexual experience were also more likely to report a non-heterosexual identity and more likely to live in an off-campus apartment. In examining open-ended responses from 174 participants, the scary sexual experiences were categorized as: wouldn't stop or accept a no; lack of power/control; pressure, coercion, or manipulation; unwanted roughness; explicit sexual assault; force; drunk, drugged, or unconscious; anxiety, panic attack, or PTSD; restrained or difficulty leaving; escalated quickly; condom/contraception-related; isolated or tricked; demeaning language; incest or child abuse; miscellaneous. Findings from the study have implications for sexual violence prevention professionals, as experiences that are scary but that don't meet legal definitions of sexual assault or campus definitions of sexual misconduct may be underreported. Additionally, study findings have implications for sexuality educators, who are well-positioned to describe to college students the kinds of sexual situations that are problematic and ways to mitigate harm.</p>","PeriodicalId":17171,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"58-73"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142716478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Can Masturbation Regulate PTSD Symptoms? Exploring the Mediating Role of PTSD in Childhood Sexual Abuse and Masturbation Motives.","authors":"Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel, Natacha Godbout","doi":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2492097","DOIUrl":"10.1080/0092623X.2025.2492097","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a significant public health issue with profound and long-lasting effects on survivors' emotional, psychological, and sexual well-being. While extensive research has examined the interpersonal sexual challenges associated with CSA, less is known about its association with solitary sexual behaviors such as masturbation, particularly the underlying motives or reasons. This study examined the mediating role of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in the relationship between CSA and three specific masturbation motives: mood improvement, relaxation/stress relief, and sexual arousal decrease. A sample of 624 adults (<i>M</i> = 29.51 years, <i>SD</i> = 10.23) completed an online survey assessing CSA history, PTSD symptoms, masturbation frequency, and motives for masturbation. Structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed that PTSD fully mediated the associations between CSA and the three masturbation motives. Specifically, CSA was associated with higher PTSD symptoms, which, in turn, were linked to higher levels of masturbation motives related to mood improvement, relaxation, and sexual arousal decrease. Notably, the direct associations between CSA and masturbation motives were not statistically significant. These findings suggest that masturbation may serve as a coping mechanism-either as adaptive emotional regulation or, at times, as a maladaptive response involving avoidance or distress.</p>","PeriodicalId":17171,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy","volume":"51 4","pages":"410-425"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144030888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}