K Mathews, S A Swann, A R Campbell, M Lee, D Pang, S Tognazzini, A Carter, M Loutfy, E M King, V Nicholson, A Kaida, H C F Côté, M C M Murray
{"title":"Sexual Activity, Pleasure, and Testosterone: A Biopsychosocial Analysis of Women Living With and Without HIV in British Columbia, Canada.","authors":"K Mathews, S A Swann, A R Campbell, M Lee, D Pang, S Tognazzini, A Carter, M Loutfy, E M King, V Nicholson, A Kaida, H C F Côté, M C M Murray","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2503896","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2503896","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual health research comparing women with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) often pathologizes women living with HIV, overlooking biopsychosocial factors that may drive differences between groups. Low testosterone levels have been reported among women living with HIV; however, how this may impact sexual health outcomes remains unclear. We compared the prevalence of sexual activity and sexual pleasure between women with and without HIV in British Columbia and examined associations with psychosocial variables and testosterone. There were no significant differences in the prevalence of partnered sexual activity (45.7% vs. 52.8%) or sexual pleasure (64.1% vs. 70.4%) between women with and without HIV, respectively. Women with HIV reported less masturbation (43.2%) compared to women without HIV (64.6%). In multivariable logistic regression models, both HIV and testosterone were independently associated with masturbation, but not with partnered sexual activity or sexual pleasure. Several psychosocial factors were associated with sexual outcomes including age, relationship status, income, substance use, physical health, and children. In HIV-stratified analyses, knowledge of Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U), having an undetectable HIV-RNA viral load and a CD4 count > 500 cells/μl showed significant associations. This work highlights positive aspects of sexuality and the confluence of social norms, internalized perceptions, and biology in shaping women's sexual well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144175799","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}
{"title":"\"Female Top, Male Bottom\": Gendered Power Dynamics in Sexual and Romantic Relationships within \"Fourth Love\" Community in China.","authors":"Wei Bai, Haihan Wang, Lijun Zheng","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2503893","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2503893","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In China, \"<i>fourth love</i>\" is a term to describe a particular form of intimacy. In a narrow sense, it describes a sexual act in which a woman uses a strap-on dildo to penetrate a man's anus, an act known as pegging. The purpose of this study was to examine whether power dynamics exist not only in sexual relationships but also in romantic relationships within the fourth love community. The research sample comprised 529 individuals in the fourth love group (197 males and 332 females) and 337 individuals in the non-fourth love group (150 males and 187 females). The study revealed that the core elements of perceived fourth love criteria - including pegging, romantic relationship, female dominance, and heterosexual identity - were strongly supported by the fourth love group. Notably, the aspect of romantic relationships received the highest level of agreement. Fourth love relationships exhibited a female-dominated model of sexual and romantic interactions. Specifically, women reported a substantial increase in power perception (<i>d</i> = 1.94, <i>p</i> < .001), whereas men tended to attribute greater power to their partners during sexual behaviors (<i>d</i> = 2.56, <i>p</i> < .001). Women significantly assumed more dominant and controlling roles (<i>d</i> = 0.57, <i>p</i> < .001), while men demonstrated greater dependence within romantic relationships (<i>d</i> = 1.72, <i>p</i> < .001). This study reveals fourth love as a unique pattern of intimacy, with women assuming a dominant role in both sexual and romantic interactions. This pattern challenges traditional gender roles and offers new perspectives on understanding gender, power, and intimacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144163613","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}
Mónica Ojeda, María García-Jiménez, Mercedes Durán, Rosario Del Rey
{"title":"Is Sexting More of a Virtual or Gender Challenge? Factors Behind Non-Consensual Forwarding Among Adolescents.","authors":"Mónica Ojeda, María García-Jiménez, Mercedes Durán, Rosario Del Rey","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2506730","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2506730","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The increase in unauthorized dissemination of erotic-sexual content, and the resulting forwarding chains, has emerged as a concerning manifestation of cyberviolence among adolescents that needs to be addressed. This research explored the factors associated with the persistence of involvement in, and repeated victimization through, non-consensual forwarding. A total of 2604 adolescents (53.4% female) aged 11-19 years (<i>M</i> = 14.89; <i>SD</i> = 2.04) participated. Two subsamples were identified: those who had repeatedly engaged in non-consensual forwarding (<i>n</i> = 213) and those who had frequently been the victim of non-consensual forwarding (<i>n</i> = 297). Sexism, gender, and cyberbullying proved to be the main relevant factors in the persistence of this form of cyberviolence. Specifically, both benevolent and hostile sexism predicted persistent engagement in non-consensual forwarding, although hostile sexism predicted it in boys, not girls. Cyberbullying predicted the repeated victimization of non-consensual forwarding. The co-occurrence with cyberbullying reinforces the notion that non-consensual forwarding may serve as a mechanism for victim harm. Gender and cyberbullying victimization also predicted victimization by non-consensual forwarding, but the results had very small effect sizes. These findings underline the high relevance of sexism and gender in understanding what drives adolescents to persist in non-consensual forwarding. The results are discussed in light of potential normalization processes that may underlie the repetition of these behaviors. Key elements for developing prevention programs to eradicate this type of cyberviolence among youth are identified.</p>","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144163615","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}
José F Colón Burgos,Adam W Carrico,Mance E Buttram,Alexi Diaz-Leon,Victor Buitron,Christian Grov,Mario De La Rosa,Mark Padilla
{"title":"It's Like Disney … You Have to Find Them a Fantasy: Latino Sexual Minority Men at the Intersection of Tourism, Sex, Drug Use, and HIV in Miami-South Beach.","authors":"José F Colón Burgos,Adam W Carrico,Mance E Buttram,Alexi Diaz-Leon,Victor Buitron,Christian Grov,Mario De La Rosa,Mark Padilla","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2505144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2505144","url":null,"abstract":"This ethnographic study examined multi-level vulnerabilities and social factors contributing to HIV/AIDS and methamphetamine (meth) use among Latinx Sexual Minority Men (Latinx SMM) working in the tourism sector of South Beach. Guided by Padilla's Ecological multi-level conceptual framework of tourism areas, we aimed to contribute to strategies that address the parallel epidemics of HIV/AIDS and meth use in tourism areas. In this high-priority region, we approached the synergic relations of meth use and HIV, understanding how it is influenced by the Miami historical tourism context and the social ecology of Florida's South Beach. Using qualitative ethnographic methods and a systematic exploratory research design, this project examined the connection between the social ecology of tourism areas with meth use and HIV among Latinx SMM. We utilized ethnographic observation and in-depth qualitative semi-structured interviews with a theoretical sample of 36 US-born internal migrant and immigrant Latinx SMM working in the South Beach tourism sector. Findings elucidate how the context of tourism work, the use of geo-social networking applications, and the widespread availability of meth synergistically amplified HIV risk. Geo-social networking applications provide new digital environments that facilitate informal work in the tourism industry and the engagement of men in sexualized drug use. Results will guide future multi-level approaches to optimize HIV/AIDS prevention in regions like South Florida, where tourism ecologies have important consequences for the intertwining epidemics of meth and HIV among Latinx SMM.","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":"138 1","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144103692","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}
{"title":"Sensory Responsiveness, Sexual Mindful Awareness, and Sexual Satisfaction Among Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Cross-Sectional Mediation Analysis.","authors":"Rachel Hasson,Ada Talmon,Karni Ginzburg","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2501625","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2501625","url":null,"abstract":"Previous studies have demonstrated that a history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is associated with reduced sexual satisfaction among adult survivors. Recent studies have suggested that survivors of traumatic experiences may display sensory modulation dysfunction, manifested as either over- or under-responsiveness to sensory stimuli. In this study we examined a moderated mediation model according to which: a) the effect of history of CSA on adult sexual satisfaction would be mediated by both high and low sensory responsiveness, and b) these mediation effects would be moderated by sexual mindful awareness. Five-hundred-and-eighty adults completed questionnaires assessing history of CSA, sensory responsiveness, sexual mindful awareness, and sexual satisfaction. As hypothesized, high sensory responsiveness mediated the association between history of CSA and reduced sexual satisfaction. However, sexual mindful awareness moderated this mediation effect, and the indirect effect between history of CSA and sexual satisfaction through the mediation of high sensory responsiveness was significant among individuals with mean and high levels of sexual mindful awareness, but not among those with low levels of sexual mindful awareness. Given the cross-sectional study design, these effects warrant further longitudinal examination. Nevertheless, the findings suggest the need to address sensory modulation dysfunction to promote sexual satisfaction among survivors of CSA.","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":"28 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144065725","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}
Erin Nolen,Kyla Cary,Rebecca R Mendoza,Shetal Vohra-Gupta,Catherine Cubbin
{"title":"\"It's More Important Than Ever for Men to Play a Role\": Women's Perspectives on Safe Sex Responsibilities Following the Dobbs Decision.","authors":"Erin Nolen,Kyla Cary,Rebecca R Mendoza,Shetal Vohra-Gupta,Catherine Cubbin","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2499564","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2499564","url":null,"abstract":"The Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision in June 2022 revoked the constitutional right to abortion and left abortion policy jurisdiction up to the states. Data were collected in November 2022 through Prolific, a research participant recruitment service, to assess participants' perspectives on safe sex responsibilities in light of the Dobbs decision. Participants were 339 U.S. cisgender women aged 19-29 years (M = 24.4, SD = 2.84). Consensual Qualitative Research - Modified (CQR-M) was used to analyze participants' written responses to the following question: \"How has the overturning of Roe v. Wade impacted the way you think about safe sex responsibilities for men and women, if at all?\" Four domains (with additional sub-categories) were identified: (1) no/minimal change in attitudes; (2) increased importance of shared pregnancy prevention; (3) it's on me (women bear the brunt of the responsibility); and (4) men's responsibilities should be amplified. This study provides an exploratory, high-level account of how U.S. cisgender women initially responded to the Dobbs decision, highlighting the imbalance of safe sex responsibilities and opportunities for normalizing and rectifying men's responsibilities.","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":"8 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144066808","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}
{"title":"Correction.","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2503665","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2503665","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":" ","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144081988","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}
{"title":"Changing Sexual Attitudes in China, 2010 to 2021: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis.","authors":"Chenzhuo Gao, Sasa Wang","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2499558","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2499558","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite numerous studies on changing sexual attitudes in China, little is known about the distinct contributions of age, period, and cohort to these changes, and how sex disparities in attitudes evolved over periods and generations. This study used hierarchical age-period-cohort analysis on seven waves of Chinese General Social Survey data to address these gaps. Findings showed independent effects of age, period, and cohort. Attitudes toward premarital and same-sex activities grew more restrictive with age, while extramarital sex attitudes grew more restrictive in middle age, relaxing slightly in later years. From 2010 to 2021, attitudes toward premarital and same-sex activities became less restrictive, while extramarital sex attitudes remained stable. Significant attitudinal shifts occurred among those born before and after 1980. The post-1980 generation showed decreased restrictiveness toward premarital and same-sex sexual activities, but increased restrictiveness toward extramarital sex. The post-1990s generation exhibited increased restrictiveness regarding premarital sex. Sex disparities in attitudes toward premarital and same-sex activities differed across cohorts but remained steady over periods. Women were consistently more tolerant of same-sex sexual practices but more restrictive of premarital sex across most cohorts. Sex disparities in attitudes toward premarital and same-sex sexual behaviors widened among those born after 1975. This study provides explanations in the Chinese context and offers insights for future research and policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144049161","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}
Journal of Sex ResearchPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2024-01-18DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2023.2297906
Hanneke de Graaf, Frederiek Schouten, Saskia van Dorsselaer, András Költő, Jude Ball, Gonneke W J M Stevens, Margreet de Looze
{"title":"Trends and the Gender Gap in the Reporting of Sexual Initiation Among 15-Year-Olds: A Comparison of 33 European Countries.","authors":"Hanneke de Graaf, Frederiek Schouten, Saskia van Dorsselaer, András Költő, Jude Ball, Gonneke W J M Stevens, Margreet de Looze","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2023.2297906","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00224499.2023.2297906","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Early sexual intercourse initiation has been associated with immediate and long-term risks, which makes the study of trends in sexual initiation an important topic for policy makers. This study investigated trends over time in reported sexual initiation among 15-year-olds across 33 countries between 2010-2018. In addition, we examined if there were cross-country differences in the gender gap in reported sexual initiation in 2018, and whether these could be attributed to gender inequality and gender role attitudes. To answer these questions, we combined individual-level data from the international Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study collected in 2010 (<i>N</i> = 57,656), 2014 (<i>N</i> = 56,745) and 2018 (<i>N</i> = 55,127) with country-level data on gender inequality and gender role attitudes. We found a decrease over time in early sexual initiation in most countries, but also cross-country differences in these trends. More boys than girls reported sexual initiation in 2018. This gender gap also varied across countries and slightly decreased over time. In countries with less progressive gender role attitudes and more gender inequality, fewer girls reported early sexual initiation, resulting in a larger gender gap in these countries. To conclude, policy makers, healthcare providers and educators should focus on changing stereotypical gender norms.</p>","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":" ","pages":"445-454"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139492902","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}
Journal of Sex ResearchPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2024-07-17DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2024.2377575
Joshua Cameron, Pablo Santos-Iglesias
{"title":"Definitions of Having Sex in Older Men and Women and Their Relationship with Sexual Well-Being.","authors":"Joshua Cameron, Pablo Santos-Iglesias","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2024.2377575","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00224499.2024.2377575","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The goal of this study was to explore the sexual activities that older adults consider as having had sex and to examine correlates of the ways that older men and women define sex. A sample of 286 men and women aged 60 years and older who were involved in a romantic relationship were recruited online from Prolific and Facebook advertisements. Participants were presented a list of 19 different sexual activities and asked whether they would think they had sex if they engaged in each one of those activities. Results showed that penetrative sexual activities were found to be the most likely endorsed as having had sex, followed by genital non-penetrative activities, masturbation activities, and non-genital contact. Greater sexual frequency for a sexual activity was associated with endorsing that same activity as having had sex. A cluster analysis revealed five different groups of individuals based on the activities that they considered as having had sex. Only small differences in sexual wellbeing were found among these groups of individuals. The way older men and women define sex is complex and shows great variability. Our results have important implications for the operationalization and assessment of sexual activity. Other implications for healthcare and future research are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":" ","pages":"712-723"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141635703","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}