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Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-08-27 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01692-9

Heather Hensman Kettrey, Alyssa J. Davis

{"title":"Zeroes in a Zero-Sum Game: A Netnographic Analysis of Incels’ Construction of Inequality in the Manosphere","authors":"Heather Hensman Kettrey, Alyssa J. Davis","doi":"10.1007/s11199-026-01692-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-026-01692-9","url":null,"abstract":"In the Manosphere, a digital space hostile to women, men are depicted as victims of women’s gains. The belief that women’s advancements come at the expense of men is a product of a zero-sum worldview, which posits that one group’s success comes at a cost to others. Importantly, research on zero-sum ideology tends to focus on power between rather than within groups. This focus overlooks grievances of less-advantaged members of privileged groups, such as men who do not receive full benefits of masculine privilege. In this analysis, we examine the ways incels (i.e., involuntary celibates) construct inequality in a presumed zero-sum game. Through a netnography of incels.is, we find that users cast inceldom as a disability and marginalized sexual identity, calling for an uprising to secure reparations for the denial of masculine privilege they believe they are owed (e.g., women’s sexual attention). We call this process zeroing out , defined as the strategic adoption of systemic inequality in a way that appropriates the experiences of the underprivileged to secure the entitlements one feels owed, but denied, as a lower-status member of a privileged group. We believe our findings have implications for the way we view hierarchies of power within privileged groups.","PeriodicalId":48425,"journal":{"name":"Sex Roles","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148842939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Paternal Affection, Masculinity, and Fathers’ Parenting Self-Efficacy: Findings From an Australian Cohort Study 父爱、男子气概和父亲教养自我效能：来自澳大利亚队列研究的发现

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Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-08-25 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01689-4

Jennifer M. StGeorge, Liam G. Graeme, Elisabeth Duursma, Liana Leach, Barnaby Dixson, Jacqui A. Macdonald

{"title":"Paternal Affection, Masculinity, and Fathers’ Parenting Self-Efficacy: Findings From an Australian Cohort Study","authors":"Jennifer M. StGeorge, Liam G. Graeme, Elisabeth Duursma, Liana Leach, Barnaby Dixson, Jacqui A. Macdonald","doi":"10.1007/s11199-026-01689-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-026-01689-4","url":null,"abstract":"Parenting self-efficacy refers to the confidence that parents have in their ability to successfully promote children’s development and to overcome parenting challenges. Yet how parenting self-efficacy unfolds in men remains largely unknown. Developmental ecological models of fathering suggest that fathers’ parenting beliefs, such as parenting self-efficacy, develop through a complex interaction of factors. In the present study, we examine two important individual factors that may influence parenting self-efficacy: men’s recollection of affection received from their own father and men’s cultural values regarding traditional masculinity. Data were obtained from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health (Ten to Men), Wave 1 and Wave 2 of the adult age group ( N = 7,901). After adjustment for covariates and prior depression, we found that higher levels of recalled paternal affection were significantly associated with greater parenting self-efficacy. Masculine norms relating to ‘winning’ and ‘risk taking’ were positively associated with greater parenting efficacy, while ‘emotional control,’ ‘violence,’ ‘playboy,’ and ‘power over women’ were associated with lower parenting self-efficacy. Our findings suggest that fathers’ affection has long-term consequences for their children’s future parenting self-efficacy. To enhance their parenting self-efficacy, some men may benefit from support that challenges the idealisation of masculine dominance while reinforcing evolving expectations of fathers.","PeriodicalId":48425,"journal":{"name":"Sex Roles","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148842940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Engagement and Audience Responses to Content About Gender Equality in Romantic Relationships on TikTok TikTok上关于恋爱关系中性别平等的内容的参与度和受众反应

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Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-08-25 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01688-5

Alyssa DeBlaere, Lilly Shoemaker, Amy Muise

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From Guidance to Sterilization: Sexualized Stereotypes of Low-SES Women and Their Role in Supporting Paternalistic and Hostile Classist Policies 从指导到绝育：低社会经济地位妇女的性别化刻板印象及其在支持家长制和敌对阶级政策中的作用

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Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-08-20 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01687-6

Mario Sainz, Gloria Jiménez-Moya, Andreas Laffert, Heather E. Bullock

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Concealment and Mental Health in Binary Transgender Adults: Examining the Role of Relative Centrality 二性跨性别成人的隐蔽性与心理健康：相对中心性的作用检验

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Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-08-08 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01686-7

Daniel Alonso, Leah Feuerstahler, Selin Gülgöz

{"title":"Concealment and Mental Health in Binary Transgender Adults: Examining the Role of Relative Centrality","authors":"Daniel Alonso, Leah Feuerstahler, Selin Gülgöz","doi":"10.1007/s11199-026-01686-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-026-01686-7","url":null,"abstract":"Some transgender adults may choose to conceal their transgender identity to reject their assigned sex at birth and assert their true gender (Rood et al., 2017). Although past research has suggested that concealing a transgender identity may lead to negative mental health outcomes, it is possible that the links between concealment and mental health may depend on how a transgender individual identifies. While some binary transgender adults may view their binary gender (i.e., woman, man) as more central to who they are, others may feel a stronger identification with their identity as transgender. The current study contributes to existing literature on whether concealing a transgender identity is linked to mental health. Further, the current study tested whether the link between concealment and mental health may depend on relative centrality, or the importance individuals place on their binary gender relative to their transgender identity. In a U.S. sample of binary transgender adults (<italic>N</italic> = 200; 92% White, 81% transgender women), greater concealment of one’s transgender identity was associated with poorer self-reported mental health. Controlling for discrimination and gender identity non-affirmation, the observed links between concealment and mental health were consistent, regardless of the relative centrality of participants’ binary gender and transgender identity. Overall, findings suggest that concealing a transgender identity may be costly to mental health across a wide range of transgender identity experiences, highlighting the need for efforts that increase support and acceptance of transgender persons and reduce the pressure to conceal.","PeriodicalId":48425,"journal":{"name":"Sex Roles","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148717398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Breadmakers and Breadwinners: Measuring Prescriptive Gender Role Beliefs for Men and Women Separately and on a Common Metric 面包师和养家者：在一个共同的度量标准上分别测量男性和女性的规范性性别角色信念

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Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-08-06 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01681-y

Samantha B Douglas, Colin Tucker Smith, Gregory D Webster

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Gender Dysphoria, Affirming Care, and Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Among Transgender and Nonbinary Adults: Evidence from a Community-Based Sample 跨性别和非二元成人的性别焦虑、肯定关怀和自伤思想和行为：来自社区样本的证据

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Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-08-06 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01680-z

Ankur Srivastava, William J. Hall, Adam Bryant Miller, Pin-Chen Chiang, Sonyia C. Richardson, Hannah Burgess, Cayson W. Tiedge, Denise Yookong Williams, Dicky Baruah, Jake A. Leite, Adam R. Englert, CasSandra Calin, Juliana M. Wilson

{"title":"Gender Dysphoria, Affirming Care, and Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Among Transgender and Nonbinary Adults: Evidence from a Community-Based Sample","authors":"Ankur Srivastava, William J. Hall, Adam Bryant Miller, Pin-Chen Chiang, Sonyia C. Richardson, Hannah Burgess, Cayson W. Tiedge, Denise Yookong Williams, Dicky Baruah, Jake A. Leite, Adam R. Englert, CasSandra Calin, Juliana M. Wilson","doi":"10.1007/s11199-026-01680-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-026-01680-z","url":null,"abstract":"Transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) adults broadly face elevated risk of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in comparison to their cisgender peers, and even higher risk among those with experiences of gender dysphoria. Prior research has largely focused on transgender populations, with limited attention to nonbinary individuals, particularly in states with hostile policy contexts and increasingly restricted gender affirming care. A cross-sectional survey was administered at 36 LGBTQ+ Pride events across North Carolina. The analytic sample included 1,109 TGNB respondents (30.7% identified as transgender and 69.3% as nonbinary). Multivariate logistic regression assessed associations between dysphoria, affirming care, and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors, with models adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation. There was a higher prevalence of gender dysphoria among transgender (88.0%) versus nonbinary adults (49.8%). Gender dysphoria was significantly associated with self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (ideation, attempts, and non-suicidal self-injury) among nonbinary adults, but only ideation among transgender adults. Gender-affirming care was received by 70.3% of transgender adults and 17.2% of nonbinary adults, with health insurance barriers associated with higher odds of suicide attempts. Findings underscore risk self-injurious thoughts and behaviors among TGNB individuals with gender dysphoria and highlight the need to disaggregate TGNB populations in both research and clinical care. Ensuring and safeguarding access to gender-affirming care, particularly within restrictive policy environments, is critical to mitigating self-injurious thoughts and behaviors risk in this population.","PeriodicalId":48425,"journal":{"name":"Sex Roles","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148698817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Associations Between Sexual Coercion and Desire Among Women Partnered with Men: The Role of Sexual Coercion Frequency, Type, and Relationship Length 有男性伴侣的女性性强迫与欲望的关系：性强迫频率、类型和关系长度的作用

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Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-08-05 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01682-x

Sara B. Chadwick, Andie Brookens, Tonya Pavlenko, Abbie R. Clapp

{"title":"Associations Between Sexual Coercion and Desire Among Women Partnered with Men: The Role of Sexual Coercion Frequency, Type, and Relationship Length","authors":"Sara B. Chadwick, Andie Brookens, Tonya Pavlenko, Abbie R. Clapp","doi":"10.1007/s11199-026-01682-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-026-01682-x","url":null,"abstract":"Low sexual desire is a common concern reported by women in committed relationships with men. Low desire is often perceived as a biological issue within women’s bodies; however, the heteronormativity theory of low sexual desire in women partnered with men proposes that it stems from how gender norms shape sexual and romantic relationships. In line with this theory, the current study examined associations between sexual coercion (i.e., using psychological or physical pressure or threats to obtain sex) and desire among a sample of 174 cisgender and gender/sex minority women partnered with men. Using cross-sectional survey data, we tested whether frequency of sexual coercion from a partner and/or the types of sexual coercion used predicted general and recent (across the past four weeks) sexual desire, examining relationship length as a moderator. Generally, results showed that greater sexual coercion frequency was associated with significantly lower general and recent desire, and the strength of this association increased with relationship length. For sexual coercion types, experiencing sexual coercion that used emotional threats, but not physical threats or drug/alcohol-related coercion, was associated with significantly lower general and recent desire. Normative sexual pressure (i.e., flirtatious or ambiguous forms of sexual pressure that may be normalized within relationships) was associated with the maintenance of sexual desire across relationship lengths, with some caveats. Overall, findings provided preliminary evidence that sexual coercion may contribute to lower sexual desire among women, highlighting a need for more research on coercion-desire dynamics within relationships.","PeriodicalId":48425,"journal":{"name":"Sex Roles","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148693394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Reading the Room: How Workers Perceive Organizational Climate Toward Sexual Harassment 阅读房间：员工如何感知性骚扰的组织氛围

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Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-07-24 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01675-w

Mariah Alaina Lindsay, Chloe Grace Hart

{"title":"Reading the Room: How Workers Perceive Organizational Climate Toward Sexual Harassment","authors":"Mariah Alaina Lindsay, Chloe Grace Hart","doi":"10.1007/s11199-026-01675-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-026-01675-w","url":null,"abstract":"Research identifies an organization’s climate toward sexual harassment as the strongest predictor of sexual harassment prevalence. Yet how employees come to perceive their organization’s climate toward sexual harassment has not been explored. Drawing on data from 35 interviews with restaurant workers in Madison, Wisconsin, we show that workers overwhelmingly draw from their experiences and interactions in the workplace, rather than written organizational policies, to make sense of the organization’s climate toward sexual harassment. Workers who perceived their organization to be intolerant of unwanted sexual or sexist behavior described witnessing disrespectful or harassing behaviors being preempted, interrupted, or addressed. However, workers who did experience unwanted sexual or sexist behaviors rarely concluded that their organization was broadly tolerant of sexual harassment. Instead, they often drew boundaries, perceiving their organization as more tolerant of such behavior from high-status members of the organization than from others (particularly customers and Latino employees). This variation indicates that perceptions of organizational climate are not necessarily uniform. These findings suggest that organizations can meaningfully deter sexual harassment by fostering climates in which disrespectful behavior – of any kind, and from any source – is clearly and reliably addressed.","PeriodicalId":48425,"journal":{"name":"Sex Roles","volume":"162 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148587219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Pornography Use and Sexual Well-Being: Exploring Gender Differences Among Mexican Young Adults 色情使用和性幸福：探索墨西哥年轻人的性别差异

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Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-07-17 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01659-w

Chyng-Feng Sun, Said Jiménez, Sarah E. Aadahl, Ana J. Bridges, Jennifer A. Johnson, Matthew B. Ezzell, Nayon Lee

{"title":"Pornography Use and Sexual Well-Being: Exploring Gender Differences Among Mexican Young Adults","authors":"Chyng-Feng Sun, Said Jiménez, Sarah E. Aadahl, Ana J. Bridges, Jennifer A. Johnson, Matthew B. Ezzell, Nayon Lee","doi":"10.1007/s11199-026-01659-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-026-01659-w","url":null,"abstract":"Although pornography use has risen globally, research on its psychological and relational correlates remains centered in Western contexts. This exploratory study examines how pornography use relates to sexual beliefs and behaviors among Mexican young adults, expanding prior research into a Latin American context. Utilizing sexual script theory, which highlights the pathways of sexual learning, often highly gendered in nature, we examined whether frequency of pornography use predicted reliance on pornography for arousal, incorporation of pornography into partnered sex, enjoyment of sexual intimacy, and sexual satisfaction. Results indicated that greater pornography use was associated with increased reliance on pornography for arousal, more frequent incorporation into partnered sexual activity, and lower sexual satisfaction, but was not related to enjoyment of sexual intimacy. Due to measurement invariance, analyses were estimated separately for men and women; however, the direction and statistical significance of the structural associations were consistent across gender-specific models. These findings largely mirror the results of prior research utilizing earlier versions of this survey, particularly in the United States, suggesting similarities across cultures while revealing gender-specific differences in participant responses. This study contributes to a growing body of literature on the global impact of pornography, highlighting both gendered expressions of sexuality and shared underlying patterns in how pornography relates to sexual functioning and well-being. These findings may support professionals in considering cultural and gendered contexts when discussing pornography, sexual expectations, and intimacy with young adults.","PeriodicalId":48425,"journal":{"name":"Sex Roles","volume":"122 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148539321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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