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“It’s not just some cookie cutter that you have to fit into”: A qualitative study of immigrant women and girls’ needs, experiences, and barriers to sexual and reproductive health education in Canada "这不仅仅是你必须适应的饼干切割机"：对加拿大移民妇女和女孩在性健康和生殖健康教育方面的需求、经验和障碍的定性研究

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.3138/cjhs-2023-0054

Hani Rukh-E-Qamar, Isabella Kakish, Ana-Maria Dumitrache, Rehma Khan, Crystal C. Yang, Naomi Phung, Harini P. Aiyer, Saba Al-Leswas, Yasemin Erdogan, Roma Ranade, Marianne Djigo, Ksenia Kholina

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Intolerance of uncertainty, intimacy, and sexual well-being among first-time parents 首次为人父母者对不确定性、亲密关系和性幸福的不容忍度

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.3138/cjhs-2023-0048

Gabrielle Lafontaine, Sandrine Dubé, Jasmine Bédard, Alex Lehoux, A. Brassard, M. Lafontaine, K. Péloquin, A. Brault-Labbé, Patrick Gosselin

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Beyond barks and bodies: Pup play and body image in gay, bi, trans, and queer men through a Deleuzian lens 超越犬吠和身体：从德勒兹的视角看男同性恋、双性恋、变性人和同性恋男子的小狗游戏和身体形象

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality Pub Date : 2024-05-03 DOI: 10.3138/cjhs-2023-0042

Phillip Joy, Kinda Wassef, Olivia Bonardi, Megan Aston, Olivier Ferlatte

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Disgust Responses to Virtual Erotica: Analysis of Their Interaction with Sexual Anxiety and Immersive Tendencies 对虚拟情色的厌恶反应：分析它们与性焦虑和沉浸倾向的相互作用

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality Pub Date : 2024-03-06 DOI: 10.3138/cjhs-2023-0040

Elizabeth Jalbert, D. Lafortune, V. Lapointe, Jonathan Bonneau

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Perceptions of Professional Stakeholders on Perpetration Prevention Programs Designed to Prevent Sexual Offending Against Children 专业利益相关者对旨在预防针对儿童的性犯罪的犯罪预防计划的看法

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality Pub Date : 2024-03-06 DOI: 10.3138/cjhs-2023-0041

Skye Stephens, Jennifer McArthur

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Sexual health practices: A comparison of international and domestic students on Canadian campuses 性健康习惯：加拿大校园留学生与国内学生的比较

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.3138/cjhs-2023-0026

Danielle de Moissac, J. Graham, N. R. Gueye, Kailey Penner

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Sexual health practices: A comparison of international and domestic students on Canadian campuses 性健康习惯：加拿大校园留学生与国内学生的比较

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.3138/cjhs-2023-0026

Danielle de Moissac, J. Graham, N. R. Gueye, Kailey Penner

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Community and sociodemographic factors associated with disclosure of sexual orientation and comfort in discussing care needs in primary care: results from the OutLook Study 与披露性取向和在初级保健中讨论护理需求的舒适度相关的社区和社会人口因素：OutLook 研究的结果

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality Pub Date : 2024-01-31 DOI: 10.3138/cjhs-2022-0057

Todd A. Coleman, Samson Tse, Lucas Gergyek, Ruth Cameron, Simon Coulombe, Charlie E. Davis, R. Travers, Ciann L. Wilson, Michael Woodford

{"title":"Community and sociodemographic factors associated with disclosure of sexual orientation and comfort in discussing care needs in primary care: results from the OutLook Study","authors":"Todd A. Coleman, Samson Tse, Lucas Gergyek, Ruth Cameron, Simon Coulombe, Charlie E. Davis, R. Travers, Ciann L. Wilson, Michael Woodford","doi":"10.3138/cjhs-2022-0057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/cjhs-2022-0057","url":null,"abstract":"Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and diverse sexual orientation minorities are disproportionately represented in the prevalence of adverse health conditions, even in Canada, suggested as one of the more progressive countries when it comes to social acceptance and human rights protections. This highlights the inclusion of sexual orientation identity as a point of consideration when providers interact with patients and to consider facilitating sexual orientation identity disclosure when accessing health care. This study explored factors associated with different facets of sexual orientation disclosure to primary care providers. A cross-sectional survey of sexual orientation minority participants, 16 years or older, living, working, or residing in Waterloo Region was distributed ( n = 437). Modified Poisson regression methods modelled (a) comfort sharing sexual orientation with their regular primary care provider (RPCP), (b) disclosure of sexual orientation to their RPCP, and (c) talking to their RPCP about health issues related to their sexual orientation. Increasing outness within one’s social network was consistently significant across all three outcomes of comfort, disclosure, and talking about health issues related to sexual orientation. Self-esteem was also identified as salient in comfort and when talking to providers. The authors also observed significant associations between sexual orientation identity and relationship status variables. Findings highlight important factors to consider in discussing and disclosing sexual orientation identity and associated health issues with health care providers. Implications for practice include training new health care providers and providing opportunities for continued education for established providers to ensure appropriate care is provided based on sexual orientation.","PeriodicalId":506318,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality","volume":"105 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140475341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Prevalence rates and identification of nonconsensual sexual experiences among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada 加拿大男同性恋、双性恋和其他男男性行为者中未经同意的性经历的发生率和识别率

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality Pub Date : 2024-01-31 DOI: 10.3138/cjhs-2023-0028

Raymond M. McKie, E. Reissing

{"title":"Prevalence rates and identification of nonconsensual sexual experiences among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada","authors":"Raymond M. McKie, E. Reissing","doi":"10.3138/cjhs-2023-0028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/cjhs-2023-0028","url":null,"abstract":"Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) have been identified as a population at higher risk of experiencing non-consensual sexual experiences (NSEs). However, previous research studies examining the prevalence of NSEs in this population have been limited by inconsistent terminology and a lack of research on the topic. The main focus of this study was to compare the effectiveness of using self-labels versus behavioural indicators to measure the prevalence of NSEs experienced in adulthood in GBMSM and contribute to more accurate prevalence rates in the Canadian context. A total of 346 participants were recruited from various social media platforms in Canada. The study used a two-part question that asked participants if they had ever been sexually assaulted or raped, followed by a question about other nonconsensual sexual experiences. The study also used a formal behavioural measure, the Sexual Experiences Survey, to assess the prevalence of NSEs. The results indicated that a two-part question and the formal measure reported similar prevalence rates of NSEs—64.5% and 66.8% respectively. Overall prevalence of NSEs was very high in this sample, and people of colour and trans men reported even higher rates. Depending on the context, the parsimonious choice of questioning persons on the NSE history may be valid, however, only if applied in the context of asking for rape and assault as well as other NSEs that may not be captured by these definitions. The study highlights the importance of using consistent terminology and effective measurement methods when studying the prevalence of NSEs in GBMSM. These findings may have important implications for developing interventions and for obtaining more accurate prevalence rates in a variety of settings without having to use a longer, more formalized measure.","PeriodicalId":506318,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality","volume":"278 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140473790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The discursive construction of self-diagnosed “Pornography addiction” 自我诊断 "色情成瘾 "的话语建构

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality Pub Date : 2024-01-31 DOI: 10.3138/cjhs-2023-0034

Alicia Shevlin, Gavin Ivey

{"title":"The discursive construction of self-diagnosed “Pornography addiction”","authors":"Alicia Shevlin, Gavin Ivey","doi":"10.3138/cjhs-2023-0034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/cjhs-2023-0034","url":null,"abstract":"Addiction is a term recently extended to problem sexual behaviours. Proponents of pornography addiction (PA) argue that pornography is comparable to drugs in its impact on brain processes and behaviour, producing effects similar to substance abuse disorders. Critics, however, assert that PA lacks diagnostic validity, that supporting research is methodologically unsound, and that diagnosis obscures the social contexts and discursive practices in which sexual behaviours are embedded. This study investigates how self-identified pornography addicts describe their experiences and explores the implicit motives and meanings at play in this identity construction. Using a psychoanalytically informed discursive methodology, the authors analyzed interviews with 10 self-identified pornography addicts, focusing on the meaning of self-diagnosis, the process of self-labelling, and participants’ psychological investment in diagnosis. Participants perceived an enslavement to desire as central to their addiction identities. Underlying this identity work were defences and conflicts about power, gender, sexuality, and perversion, as well as histories of disturbed attachment and deprivation by parental figures. The PA diagnosis counteracted feelings of shame and allowed participants to speak more freely about their difficulties. However, it also precluded more nuanced self-understandings and identity possibilities. The article concludes with a discussion of the mental health and psychotherapeutic implications of those presenting with self-diagnosed PA.","PeriodicalId":506318,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality","volume":"97 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140479044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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