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The Scent of Intimacy: Exploring the Associations Between Intimacy, Disgust, and Olfactory Ability. 亲密的气味：探索亲密、厌恶和嗅觉能力之间的联系。

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03145-y

Ellen L Murphy, Fiona E Wylie, Mehmet K Mahmut

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Processing of Descriptive and Prescriptive Stereotypes About Men and Women and Electrophysiological Correlates. 关于男性和女性的描述性和规范性刻板印象的加工及其电生理相关。

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03150-1

Fernanda Weinstein, Andrés Contreras, Vladimir López, Pablo Rodríguez-Gómez

{"title":"Processing of Descriptive and Prescriptive Stereotypes About Men and Women and Electrophysiological Correlates.","authors":"Fernanda Weinstein, Andrés Contreras, Vladimir López, Pablo Rodríguez-Gómez","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03150-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03150-1","url":null,"abstract":"Gender stereotypes are a set of beliefs about men and women, including both descriptive beliefs, which refer to how men and women are, and prescriptive beliefs, which point to what men and women ought to be (e.g., Prentice & Carranza, 2002). To our knowledge, no electrophysiological studies have addressed the prescriptive dimension. Therefore, the present study pursued two main objectives: first, to compare the level of acceptance, reaction times (RTs), and the event-related brain potentials (ERPs) associated with the processing of incongruent descriptive and prescriptive stereotypes; and second, to compare the level of acceptance, RTs, and ERPs associated with the processing of these stereotypes depending on whether they refer to men or women. Regarding the first objective, prescriptive stereotypes present a higher number of disagreements, as well as smaller RTs, revealing certain rejection attitudes towards prescriptive stereotypes. In addition, descriptive stereotypes elicit a greater amplitude of the LPP component, revealing a higher evaluation by the participant compared to prescriptive stereotypes. On the other hand, stereotypes referring to women are resolved earlier compared to male stereotypes. Likewise, the amplitude of the N400 component also reveals some flexibilization of feminine stereotypes. Finally, female participants present faster RTs than male participants, which might be reflecting a facilitation of the processing of gender stereotypes due to a greater awareness about gender issues. These results seem to indicate a general acceptance of the conquest of traditionally male spaces by women, while the reverse process is still in an incipient state.","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144156039","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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Counseling Aces: Experiences of Asexual Clients in China. 咨询高手：中国无性恋客户的经验。

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03148-9

Ruiqi Lu, Harold Chui

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Sexting for the Right Reasons: A Longitudinal Mediation Study. 正确原因的性短信：一项纵向中介研究。

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-05-22 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03153-y

Sandra Meier, Silvia Marin-Dragu, Jennifer L McArthur, Marcus Cormier, Andronika Kelso, Simal Dolek, Julie Blais, Jill Chorney, Natalie O Rosen, Sherry H Stewart

{"title":"Sexting for the Right Reasons: A Longitudinal Mediation Study.","authors":"Sandra Meier, Silvia Marin-Dragu, Jennifer L McArthur, Marcus Cormier, Andronika Kelso, Simal Dolek, Julie Blais, Jill Chorney, Natalie O Rosen, Sherry H Stewart","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03153-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03153-y","url":null,"abstract":"Sexting is a common phenomenon. Sexting has been largely negatively portrayed as being linked to increased risks for poor mental well-being, cyberbullying, dating abuse, and intimate partner violence. However, sexting can also have positive effects and increase sexual well-being and relationship satisfaction. Therefore, the current study explored whether the motivations underlying sexting might help explain the divergence in its positive or negative outcomes. In a longitudinal online study, 405 emerging adults aged 18-29 years (223 women, 171 men, and 21 individuals identifying as non-binary or another gender) participated. All participants had engaged in sexting within the past three months and were in either a casual or committed relationship; they reported their sexting behaviors, autonomous and controlled motivations for sexting, as well as both positive and negative sexting outcomes at two time points, spaced six weeks apart. Structural equation modeling revealed a direct effect of more sexting behaviors (β = 0.13, p = .02) and an indirect effect via greater controlled motives (β = 0.09, p < .001) on more negative sexting outcomes. In contrast, only an indirect effect of more sexting behaviors on more positive sexting outcomes via greater autonomous motives (β = 0.12, p < .001) was observed. Results suggest instead of proclaiming abstinence from sexting, awareness should be increased as to why emerging adults engage in sexting so they can benefit from sexting while limiting any detrimental effects.","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144126449","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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The Dual Pathways Hypothesis of Incel Harm: A Model of Harmful Attitudes and Beliefs Among Involuntary Celibates 伤害的双重路径假说：非自愿独身者的有害态度和信念模型

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03161-y

William Costello, Joe Whittaker, Andrew G. Thomas

{"title":"The Dual Pathways Hypothesis of Incel Harm: A Model of Harmful Attitudes and Beliefs Among Involuntary Celibates","authors":"William Costello, Joe Whittaker, Andrew G. Thomas","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03161-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03161-y","url":null,"abstract":"Incels (involuntary celibates) are an online subculture of men who form their identity around a perceived inability to form sexual or romantic relationships. This community operates almost exclusively online, often serving as an outlet for misogynistic hostility. Concerns about violence from incels have positioned them as a growing (inter)national security threat. This study, the largest primary investigation of incel harmful attitudes and beliefs to date (N = 561), recruited participants from the USA and the UK with a mean age of 26 years. Consistent with previous research, the sample showed ethnic and political diversity, poor mental health, high levels of suicidal ideation, and autistic traits. Using a 3N (needs, networks, and narratives) informed theoretical framework, our pathway analysis revealed that poor mental health and ideological adherence were twice as predictive of harmful attitudes and beliefs (e.g., displaced aggression, hostile sexism, and justification of violence) compared to networking, with a bidirectional effect between poor mental health and ideology. We also found two distinct indirect pathways to harmful attitudes and beliefs among incels: one involving experiential vulnerabilities (e.g., autism traits, low mate value, and histories of bullying and abuse) and the other rooted in dispositional traits (e.g., the dark triad and right-wing political orientation), leading us to propose the dual pathways hypothesis of incel harm. These findings suggest that interventions targeting mental health and ideology may be more effective than those focusing solely on online networking. Implications for intervention strategies, informed by these theoretical models, are discussed, including date coaching, therapy and role modeling from former incels. As issues of extremism, online radicalization, and mental health grow in importance, these insights are vital for policymakers, educators, journalists, and others addressing the challenges incels face and represent in society.","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144113975","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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Gender Dysphoria and Detransitioning in Adults: An Analysis of Nine Patients from a Gender Identity Clinic from Finland. 成人性别焦虑与变性：芬兰性别认同诊所9例患者分析

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-05-20 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03176-5

Kaisa Kettula,Niina Puustinen,Lotta Tynkkynen,Liisa Lempinen,Katinka Tuisku

{"title":"Gender Dysphoria and Detransitioning in Adults: An Analysis of Nine Patients from a Gender Identity Clinic from Finland.","authors":"Kaisa Kettula,Niina Puustinen,Lotta Tynkkynen,Liisa Lempinen,Katinka Tuisku","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03176-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03176-5","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to analyze the pathways of detransitioning, which is a rare, but serious complication of gender-affirming treatments (GATs). The patient group consisted of all patients who were referred to the Helsinki University Hospital's Gender Identity Clinic (GIC) wanting medical treatment for detransition from 2018 to 2019. A new assessment was made systematically and retrospective data were collected. The sample consisted of nine patients originally diagnosed with gender identity disorder (F64.0). Seven of them were assigned female at birth and two were assigned male at birth. All seven females at birth had \"major\" regret and both males at birth had \"minor\" regret. All patients except one male assigned at birth wanted their previous GAT to be reversed. The mean regret time (i.e., time from the first diagnosis of F64.0 to the beginning of the new evaluation period) was seven years. The detransitioners had a high number of psychiatric diagnoses. Childhood trauma, sexual abuse or rape, eating disorder symptoms, borderline personality, and psychotic symptoms were common among detransitioners. Retrospectively, the patients reported that the need for transitioning in the first place was not the transgender identity or gender dysphoria, but reasons related to the maturation process and unresolved psychological stressors. An assessment made by the psychologist at the GIC revealed childhood trauma and severe challenges in parenting and attachment. It is important to acknowledge, support, and evaluate those regretting treatments and/or detransition, and to learn from them.","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144103673","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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Correction: Children's Facial Emotional Expressions to Gender-Nonconforming Hypothetical Peers. 更正：儿童对性别不一致的假想同伴的面部情绪表达。

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03189-0

Karen Man Wa Kwan, Simran Isani, Haley J James, A Natisha Nabbijohn, Laura N MacMullin, Sylvia Yun Shi, Bill Hung Piu Poon, Diana E Peragine, Wang Ivy Wong, Doug P VanderLaan

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Call for Commentaries: How Many Sexes Are There? How Many Genders Are There? 征集评论：世界上有多少种性别？世界上有多少种性别？

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03190-7

Kenneth J Zucker

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Sex Differences in Sexual Motivation Among U.S. Residents 57–85 Years of Age 57-85岁美国居民性动机的性别差异

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03149-8

Elissa H. Patterson, Linda J. Waite, Martha K. McClintock

{"title":"Sex Differences in Sexual Motivation Among U.S. Residents 57–85 Years of Age","authors":"Elissa H. Patterson, Linda J. Waite, Martha K. McClintock","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03149-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03149-8","url":null,"abstract":"Sexual motivation includes proceptivity (mental or physical pursuit of sexual gratification) and receptivity (openness to having sex initiated by someone else). The roles of these two components are not well understood in older adults past reproductive age. We quantify these components and their associations with sexual activity along with differences in sex, age, partner status, health, reproductive steroids and other demographic variables collected during home interviews for the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project’s nationally representative sample of 3005, 57–85 years old community-dwelling U.S. residents. The majority of older adults had sex and age had only a modest association with their sexual motivation. Proceptive and receptive sexual motivation were independent of each other and each was associated with higher odds of having sex more frequently. Relative to women, men reported higher levels of sexual proceptivity, controlling for demographic and biological variables such as medications, diseases, education, partner status, reproductive steroid levels, and age. Women reported higher sexual receptivity than did men. Although men had higher free salivary testosterone levels, it was associated with higher proceptivity and receptivity within both men and women. DHEA and estradiol were also associated with variations in sexual motivation. Nonetheless, sex differences in each component of sexual motivation remained after controlling for reproductive steroid levels along with demographics and partner status. Having a positive emotional relationship was associated with higher proceptive sexual motivation in women but not in men.","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144097082","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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Gender Minority Stressors, Hopelessness, and Their Associations with Internalizing and Externalizing Mental Health Outcomes in a Hungarian Trans Adult Sample 匈牙利跨性别成人样本中少数性别压力源、绝望及其与内在化和外在化心理健康结果的关联

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-05-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03147-w

Banu C. Ünsal, Zsolt Demetrovics, Melinda Reinhardt

{"title":"Gender Minority Stressors, Hopelessness, and Their Associations with Internalizing and Externalizing Mental Health Outcomes in a Hungarian Trans Adult Sample","authors":"Banu C. Ünsal, Zsolt Demetrovics, Melinda Reinhardt","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03147-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03147-w","url":null,"abstract":"Although distal (i.e., discrimination, victimization, rejection, and nonaffirmation) and proximal (i.e., internalized transphobia, negative expectations, and identity nondisclosure) gender minority stressors are associated with internalizing (i.e., depression, anxiety, suicidality) and externalizing (i.e., substance use) mental health outcomes of trans individuals, how they are related to two distinct types of outcomes differs. General psychological processes (i.e., hopelessness) could explain the mechanisms behind the minority stressors-mental health association. Accordingly, this study aimed to test the complete gender minority stress model and the direct and indirect effects of minority stressors via hopelessness on mental health outcomes in trans individuals. Data were collected online from a convenience sample of 205 trans adults (18–74 years; M = 29.49, SD = 10.24), 72 (35.1%) of whom were trans men, 52 (25.4%) were trans women, and 81 (39.5%) were non-binary individuals. Results from structural equation modeling showed that distal stressors directly predicted mental health outcomes, except for depression. Internalized transphobia and negative expectations had positive indirect effects on depression, anxiety, and past-year and lifetime suicidality via hopelessness. Identity nondisclosure had negative indirect effects on depression, anxiety, and past-year suicidality through hopelessness. For substance use, hopelessness was not a significant mediator. Still, identity nondisclosure mediated distal stressors-substance use link. Findings suggest that hopelessness is a significant contributor to internalizing symptoms of trans individuals, making it a target for interventions to improve the mental health of trans people. The ameliorative impact of identity nondisclosure on both types of mental health outcomes should be considered and examined in further studies.","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143915968","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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