{"title":"Online Sex Work and Subscription-Based Digital Platforms: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Elena De Gioannis, Niccolò Casnici, Elia Sigala","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2454989","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2454989","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rise of adult content creation platforms is triggering a deep revision of the social acceptability of new habits and the relations between the human body and marketing practices. However, academic research on this phenomenon is still scarce. This scoping review aimed to summarize and discuss the studies about content creators sharing adult content on subscription-based digital platforms. Based on the protocol established a priori, we selected 17 studies. Of these, we reported the field of academic research, the definition used for the content creators, the topic of interest, the results and the suggestions for future research. The current literature is mainly qualitative and focuses on the experiences of the creators of OnlyFans. While most authors used the label of content creator when referring to them, participants mainly defined themselves as sex workers. Some of the recurrent themes in the interviews were those that characterize traditional sex workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143068548","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":"Sexual Education as a Dynamic Multisource Process: A Qualitative Examination of Sexual Education Experiences in a Sample of U.S. College Students.","authors":"Alex S Diede, Kathryn J Holland","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2454395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2454395","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual education is important for young people's sexual health. Sexual education comes from a myriad of sources, but most research in this area has examined one source at a time, limiting a holistic understanding of how people learn about sexuality. The current study considered how different sources of information come together to inform a person's sexual education. We conducted qualitative interviews with 44 U.S. college students, with questions about their sexual educational experiences from eight possible sources (i.e., school, caregivers, siblings, extended family, peers, early partners, self-sought sources such as websites and books, and pornography). We analyzed these data using reflexive thematic analysis and generated three main themes. The first theme illustrated the common ways that participants acquired information about sex from four categories of sources over time, including (a) foundational (i.e. parents, schools), (b) secondary (e.g., friends, siblings), (c) self-sought (e.g., websites, books), and (d) incidental (e.g., partners, pornography). Second, participants' engagement with educational sources was informed by their previous experiences with those sources. Finally, the most influential source of participants' sex education was fundamentally linked to their comfort with the source. These findings further demonstrate the necessity of open communication about sexuality and sexual health from sexual educators.</p>","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143068670","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}
Kirsten M Greer, Kyla M Cary, Morgan E PettyJohn, Gianna Casaburo, Carin Graves, Kristen N Jozkowski
{"title":"A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis of Women's Experiences of Internalized Sociocultural Sexual Pressure.","authors":"Kirsten M Greer, Kyla M Cary, Morgan E PettyJohn, Gianna Casaburo, Carin Graves, Kristen N Jozkowski","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2451144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2451144","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual coercion occurs when a person applies pressure to force another person to have unwanted sex. Yet, sociocultural expectations may also impact women's sexual consent/refusal behaviors in the absence of partner pressure. We conducted a qualitative meta-synthesis to investigate factors contributing to incongruent sexual decision-making (i.e. internal feelings which are inconsistent with their consent/refusal behaviors) among women from westernized nations. A scoping review of eight databases was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. Our search yielded 2,946 articles, with 41 meeting inclusion and quality appraisal criteria. Results revealed sources of incongruent consent/refusal behaviors through five themes: (1) women experience communication barriers, (2) women internalize relationship norms and prioritize men, (3) women experience situational pressure, (4) women experience a fear of sexual violence, and (5) women manage a double bind of sexual behavior. We propose a novel concept to understand sociocultural factors influencing people's consent/refusal behaviors that are incongruent with their internal feelings, labeled internalized sociocultural sexual pressure (ISSP). We conceptualize ISSP as a framework for internalizing sociocultural norms to a degree that they are influential or may even feel coercive, resulting in a spectrum of sexual consent/refusal behaviors, like acquiescing to unwanted sex and declining wanted sex. The intensity of ISSP experiences can vary significantly; some people may perceive these pressures as mild, whereas others may experience them to a degree that they feel coercive.</p>","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143069635","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":"Multidimensional Perfectionism and Sexual Difficulties Among Adult Couples: A Dyadic Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study.","authors":"Noémie Viens,Frédéric Langlois,Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2025.2456117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2456117","url":null,"abstract":"The multidimensional model of perfectionism includes three dimensions: Self-oriented perfectionism (SOP), other-oriented perfectionism (OOP), and socially prescribed perfectionism (SPP). Although previous research has identified significant cross-sectional associations between perfectionism and sexual function, these studies predominantly focused on women without examining the links between the different dimensions of perfectionism and various indicators of sexual difficulties among both members of a couple. This study aimed to address this gap by examining the dyadic associations between perfectionism dimensions, sexual function, partner-focused sexual desire, and sexual distress, both cross-sectionally (T1) and longitudinally (T2) over one year. The secondary aim of the study was to explore the moderating role of gender on these associations. A sample of 308 cohabiting adult couples completed online questionnaires assessing participants' three dimensions of perfectionism, partner-focused sexual desire, sexual function and sexual distress. Path analyses using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) revealed that SOP was positively associated with individuals' own partner-focused sexual desire at T1 and T2. In contrast, SPP was negatively associated with individuals' own sexual function at T1 and positively associated with their own sexual distress at T1 and T2. A moderation analysis revealed that men's SPP was related to their partner's higher sexual distress at T1. The results underscore the importance of considering perfectionism dimensions in clinical assessments and interventions for couples experiencing sexual difficulties and problematic perfectionist behaviors.","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":"36 1","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143056703","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":"Is \"Rough Sex\" <i>a</i> Thing? A Survey of Meaning.","authors":"Nicola Gavey, Olivia Brewster","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2024.2438711","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00224499.2024.2438711","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The term \"rough sex\" is widely used, but it is not always clear what it means. Through exploring people's working definitions of \"rough sex,\" we asked what they revealed about the underlying phenomenon it is applied to, and whether it is actually <i>a</i> thing. Our online survey of 567 New Zealand respondents (73.7% women, 21% men, 5.3% gender diverse; mean age, 35.6 years, <i>SD</i> = 10.8) identified various behaviors that many considered to be part of \"rough sex\" - including hair pulling, holding down someone forcefully, slapping and \"choking.\" While this behavioral profile was similar to previous U.S. studies, our survey was designed with novel features that allowed us to look more closely at the variation in how people make sense of \"rough sex.\" Embedded within a critical psychology approach, our descriptive analysis highlighted areas of ambiguity and difference, including points of contradiction across people's working definitions. Critical qualitative analysis of open-ended textual data further examined categorical misalignments and the difficulties in interpreting behavioral indicators as defining of \"rough sex\" - especially without more contextual information. Overall, we found considerable variability and some contradictions in people's definitions of \"rough sex\" and the meanings they ascribed to it. Our findings led us to argue that the term \"rough sex\" does not map onto <i>a</i> coherent phenomenon, and that use of the term can be misleading, with potentially problematic implications.</p>","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142985487","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}
Naomi Miall, Alice Aveline, Andrew J Copas, Raquel Bosó Pérez, Andrew J Baxter, Julie Riddell, Laura Oakley, Dee Menezes, Anne Conolly, Chris Bonell, Pam Sonnenberg, Catherine H Mercer, Nigel Field, Kirstin R Mitchell, Malachi Willis
{"title":"Longitudinal Assessment of Sexual Behavior and Relationship Quality During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Britain: Findings from a Longitudinal Population Survey (Natsal-COVID).","authors":"Naomi Miall, Alice Aveline, Andrew J Copas, Raquel Bosó Pérez, Andrew J Baxter, Julie Riddell, Laura Oakley, Dee Menezes, Anne Conolly, Chris Bonell, Pam Sonnenberg, Catherine H Mercer, Nigel Field, Kirstin R Mitchell, Malachi Willis","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2024.2432000","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00224499.2024.2432000","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While the impact of social restrictions on sexual and romantic life early in the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely studied, little is known about impacts beyond the initial months. We analyzed responses from 2,098 British adults (aged 18-59) taking part in the Natsal-COVID study (Waves 1 and 2). Participants were recruited via a web panel and surveyed twice: four months and one year after the start of the UK's first national lockdown (July 2020 and March 2021). Changes in the prevalence and frequency of participants' physical and virtual sexual behaviors between the two surveys were analyzed using multinomial logistic regression. Changes in the quality of intimate relationships were modeled using logistic regression for the 1,407 participants in steady relationships, adjusting for age, gender, and relationship status. The reported prevalence of any sexual activity amongst the full sample increased over the study period (from 88.1% to 91.5%, aOR = 1.50, 95% CI 1.23-1.84). Increases were observed for physical (aOR = 1.41, 95% CI 1.15-1.74) and virtual (aOR = 1.20, 95% CI 1.07-1.34) activities, particularly masturbation (aOR 1.53, 95% CI 1.37-1.72). Increases were larger for men than women. The proportion of participants in steady relationships whose relationship scored as \"lower quality\" increased (from 23.9% to 26.9%, aOR = 1.28, 95% CI 1.10-1.49). These findings have implications for understanding sexual health needs during disasters and planning sexual health service priorities following the pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142985559","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}
María Calatrava, Gemma Mestre-Bach, Alfonso Osorio, Cristina López-Del Burgo
{"title":"Parenting Style, Differentiation of Self, and Pornography Use Among Adolescents: Exploring the Links.","authors":"María Calatrava, Gemma Mestre-Bach, Alfonso Osorio, Cristina López-Del Burgo","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2024.2446639","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2024.2446639","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Parenting style and differentiation of self (DoS), understood as an ability associated with emotional regulation, are two factors that may be linked with pornography use in adolescents. The main aim was to explore the association between parenting style (specifically warmth and demandingness), DoS (specifically emotional cutoff and emotional reactivity) and pornography use in a sample of 7161 hispanic adolescents aged 12 to 17. Frequency of pornography use, parenting style (using the shortened version of the Family Education Scale), DoS (through the Spanish Differentiation of Self for Adolescence) and different sociodemographic variables were evaluated. Higher levels of parental warmth were significantly linked to less pornography use (with a larger effect size in female adolescents). Conversely, higher levels of parental demandingness were significantly associated with less pornography use in male adolescents and in younger adolescents. In relation to DoS, greater differentiation in the Emotional Reactivity dimension was associated with less pornography use. Emotional Cutoff was not associated with pornography use. Adolescents who showed more difficulty regulating their own emotions and who perceived parents as less warm and demanding reported a higher frequency of pornography use. Pornography use may be used as a maladaptive strategy for emotional regulation. The causal relationship between these variables warrants direct examination.</p>","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142958466","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}
Sabina Nickull, Martin Lagerström, Patrick Jern, Annika Gunst
{"title":"The Consequences of Sexual Compliance Scale (CSCS): Scale Development and Psychometric Properties.","authors":"Sabina Nickull, Martin Lagerström, Patrick Jern, Annika Gunst","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2024.2445742","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2024.2445742","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual compliance (i.e., consenting to sexual activity despite the lack of initial desire for it) is common in committed relationships. Previous research has shown that sexual compliance can have both positive and negative consequences for the well-being of the individual and the relationship. The aim of the present study was to develop a scale to measure the perceived consequences of sexual compliance, using exploratory factor analysis. The scale items were developed based on previous research and administered to a Finnish population-based sample of adults (<i>N</i> = 1,159). A two-factor model, explaining 40% of the total variance, was selected to create the Consequences of Sexual Compliance Scale (CSCS). The final scale included two subscales, with 10 items measuring perceived positive consequences and 10 items measuring perceived negative consequences of sexual compliance. The individuals in the current sample perceived significantly more positive than negative consequences of sexual compliance, suggesting that engaging in sex without initial sexual desire does not harm well-being for most people. Our scale can be used by researchers and clinicians who wish to further explore the perceived consequences of sexual compliance.</p>","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142958468","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":"The Impact of Sexual Consent on Sexual and Relationship Well-Being in Chinese Romantic Relationships.","authors":"Xin Shi, Emily A Impett, Yong Zheng","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2024.2445059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2024.2445059","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>High-quality sexual relationships significantly contribute to the development and maintenance of romantic relationships, with effective sexual communication playing a crucial role. In particular, how partners communicate and feel about sexual consent is essential for sexual and relationship well-being. There is limited research on sexual consent within established romantic relationships, and existing findings are mixed. Our research addresses this gap through three studies using cross-sectional, dyadic, and dyadic daily diary methods conducted in China. In Study 1 (<i>N</i> = 392 adult individuals in romantic relationships), individuals who felt higher internal consent and used more explicit-verbal cues to consent to sex during their most recent sexual encounter experienced greater sexual and relationship satisfaction. These effects extended to individuals' partners in Study 2 (<i>N</i> = 235 mixed-gender adult couples). Internal and explicit-verbal consent were associated with higher sexual satisfaction for both partners, while implicit-nonverbal consent was only associated with an individual's own sexual satisfaction. Study 3 (<i>N</i> = 103 mixed-gender adult couples), a 21-day dyadic diary study, confirmed that daily internal and explicit-verbal consent were linked to both partners' daily sexual and relationship satisfaction. However, daily passive consent was associated with lower daily sexual satisfaction for both partners and was associated with increased daily sexual distress for the person who provided passive consent. Our research highlights the critical role of internal consent and explicit-verbal consent communication for promoting sexual and relationship well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142958470","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}
Carmen M Leon, Eva Aizpurua, Tatiana Quiñonez-Toral, Chiara Rollero
{"title":"Understanding Rape Myth Acceptance Through the Lens of Sexual Objectification Theory: The Role of Pornography Consumption, Purchase of Sexual Services, and Masculinity.","authors":"Carmen M Leon, Eva Aizpurua, Tatiana Quiñonez-Toral, Chiara Rollero","doi":"10.1080/00224499.2024.2446635","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2024.2446635","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual Objectification Theory posits that exposure to objectifying content, such as pornography, the purchase of sexual services, and adherence to traditional masculinity, can contribute to the acceptance of harmful beliefs about sexual violence. This study examined the relationship between rape myth acceptance and a range of attitudinal and personal factors using a sample of 1,603 internet users in Spain (51.6% women, <i>M</i> = 45.7 years old). The outcome variable was rape myth acceptance (<i>α</i> = .79), and the correlates included various forms of pornography consumption, purchasing sexual services, ambivalent sexism, comfort with sexuality, gender identification, and sociodemographic characteristics. The results indicate that rape myth acceptance was generally low (<i>M</i> = 2.03, range 1-5) and was associated with some sociodemographic characteristics, pornography consumption, ambivalent sexism, and comfort with sexuality. Ambivalent sexism, comfort with sexuality, and gender were the strongest predictors of rape myth acceptance, while pornography consumption had a limited impact on endorsing such beliefs. These findings provide insights into the factors influencing rape myth acceptance and offer guidance for developing policies to combat rape culture.</p>","PeriodicalId":51361,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sex Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142958529","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}