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{"title":"Substance Use While Sexting Moderates the Effect of Sexual Identity Development on Offline and Online Sexting Consequences Among Adolescent Sexual Minority Males.","authors":"Elise Bragard,Diana Paradise,Celia B Fisher","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03185-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03185-4","url":null,"abstract":"Research suggests that for adolescent sexual minority males (ASMM), sexting may be a way of exploring one's sexuality and a safer way to develop romantic and sexual relationships than doing so offline. However, there is a paucity of research on the positive and negative consequences of sexting in this population. Although sexual identity development processes have been linked to positive and negative outcomes of in-person sexual experiences, they have not been examined in relation to sexting. Substance use while sexting may increase the risk of offline and online negative sexting consequences, and ASMM use alcohol and drugs at higher rates than the general population of adolescents. In this national US online survey, we sampled 332 ASMM ages 16-18 who had sexting experience with male partners. We found the sample sexted frequently at 4-5 times a week over the last 2 months, had high rates of alcohol use while sexting (70%), but reported less frequent cannabis use (43%) and non-cannabis drugs (38%). Sexual identity commitment and exploration were associated with more positive sexting consequences and identity commitment with fewer negative sexting consequences. Sexual identity uncertainty was associated with more negative sexting consequences. Substance use exerted a moderating effect on some of these associations. For example, non-cannabis drug use mitigated the protective effect of identity commitment and exacerbated the adverse effects of identity uncertainty. Researchers and providers working with ASMM need to attend to sexting consequences within the context of sexual identity development and substance use while sexting.","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144603909","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}

{"title":"Factors Associated with Moral Disapproval of Same-Sex Sexual Behavior in Denmark: Baseline Findings from the Project SEXUS Cohort Study.","authors":"Josefine Bernhard Andresen,Christian Graugaard,Mikael Andersson,Morten Frisch","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03211-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03211-5","url":null,"abstract":"Homophobia is considered a central driver of minority stress, mental health problems and suicidality among non-heterosexual people. We used baseline questionnaire data from 31,808 participants aged 15-89 years in the nationally representative Danish cohort study Project SEXUS to identify factors associated with moral disapproval of same-sex sexual behavior, an assumed proxy for homophobia. Respondents who answered that they did \"not at all\" or only \"to a low extent\" find same-sex sexual activity morally acceptable were operationally defined as expressing moral disapproval of same-sex sexual behavior, whereas respondents who considered same-sex sexual activity morally acceptable \"to a high extent\" or \"to a very high extent\" were considered not to hold such moral reservations. Demographically weighted prevalence estimates of sociodemographic, health-related, sexual, moral, and religious characteristics among individuals with and without moral reservations concerning same-sex sexual behavior were calculated and compared in polytomous logistic regression analyses. Overall, 21.7% (women: 14.4%; men: 29.2%) expressed moral disapproval of same-sex sexual behavior. Upon adjustment for potential confounding variables, such moral reservations were significantly positively associated with late sexual debut, low lifetime number of sex partners, lacking sex education in school, missing communication with parents about sex and, among men, a poor or non-existent sex life within the last year. Individuals expressing moral disapproval of same-sex sexual behavior also expressed significantly more restrictive moral attitudes toward other sexual matters. Religiousness was strongly positively associated with moral reservations concerning same-sex sexual behavior, most notably among followers of Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses, Danish Inner Mission, or a composite category of minor Christian denominations. In conclusion, even in a sexually liberal country such as Denmark, which decriminalized homosexuality in 1933 and legalized registered same-sex partnerships in 1989, moral disapproval of same-sex sexual behavior remains widespread. To reduce the negative mental health ramifications of homophobia and ensure the health and rights of all citizens, school-based sex education should stimulate social inclusion and destigmatization of sexual minorities, and religious communities should be encouraged to counter homophobia within and outside their circles.","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"109 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144594462","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}

{"title":"Moral Judgment Toward Individuals in Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships as a Function of Moral Foundations and Disgust Sensitivity.","authors":"Dylan Selterman,Jeff Bowen,Ria Datwani,Amy C Moors","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03178-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03178-3","url":null,"abstract":"In two experiments we demonstrate how participants perceive individuals in consensually non-monogamous relationships (e.g., polyamory) more negatively compared to those in monogamous relationships, as a function of moral foundation variables and trait-level disgust sensitivity. In Study 1, we experimentally presented participants with vignettes depicting characters in one of two relationship types (monogamous or non-monogamous), after which participants completed character judgments (ethics) and relationship impressions. Participants viewed the characters in a monogamous relationship as more ethical and having higher relationship quality, and these associations were fully mediated by perceptions of the characters as pure, loyal, caring, fair, and honest. Participants high in sensitivity to disgust also perceived the consensually non-monogamous as less ethical and having lower relationship quality compared to participants low in disgust sensitivity. In Study 2, we utilized a victim-blaming paradigm with vignettes in which a character was killed, after which participants were asked to rate who was morally culpable. Participants viewed the non-monogamous character who was killed in the story as more morally culpable, and lower in loyalty and purity, compared to the control condition in which the killed character was monogamous. We discuss these findings in terms of implications for social perception and moral judgment towards consensually non-monogamous relationships.","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144568484","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}

{"title":"\"What Do We Do Now?\": Recommendations to Combat Professionals' Public Stigma Against Women Who Experience Intimate Partner Violence.","authors":"Lara Murvartian,Francisco Javier Saavedra-Macías","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03156-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03156-9","url":null,"abstract":"Professionals' public stigma toward intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) survivors represents a significant barrier to the recovery from violence. The aim was to analyze the actions that professionals working in various sectors involved in integrated care consider relevant to preventing professionals' stigma. Semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted with 25 professionals working in Spain. A thematic analysis was employed. The recommendations suggested by the participants were divided into two main themes: actions to prevent stigma in society and actions to prevent stigma among professionals. The latter were further divided into individual-level actions and structural-level actions. Among the actions to prevent stigma in society, emphasis was placed on promoting gender equality in a cross-cutting manner. At the structural level, some of the suggestions were to provide institutions with resources and protocols to provide IPVAW-specialized services and to ensure competent professionals through effective training and community workspaces to facilitate group discussions and supervision, among other actions. Additionally, evaluating the real effectiveness of psychosocial intervention programs targeting survivors was suggested. At the individual level, professionals should engage in self-reflection regarding their own stigma and refer to other colleagues when necessary. A survivor-centered intervention model was also advocated, which seeks to empower women and is based on the strengths of survivors and healthy relationships. This also implied that social intervention professionals should address IPVAW before considering the removal of minors. This study offers relevant recommendations to combat the stigma at all levels, contributing to high-quality professional care for survivors.","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"685 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144568483","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}

{"title":"Announcement: Introducing Michael C. Seto, Incoming Editor-in-Chief of Archives of Sexual Behavior.","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03239-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03239-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"105 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144568487","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}

{"title":"Machine Learning Identifies Sexual Behavior Subgroups Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Switzerland.","authors":"Luisa Salazar-Vizcaya,Dunja Nicca,Vanessa Christinet,Roger D Kouyos,Florian Vock,Sara Andresen,Andreas Lehner,David Haerry,Huldrych F Günthard,Axel J Schmidt,Andri Rauch","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03187-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03187-2","url":null,"abstract":"Sexual behavior is heterogeneous and dynamic. Characterization of such complexity constitutes evidence for public health authorities and caregivers concerned with the framing of sexual health messages aimed at specific subgroups. We developed a machine-learning-based methodology for inference and characterization of such subgroups from longitudinal data on men who have sex with men (MSM) attending individual sexual health counseling sessions. Because longitudinal data take time to record, we assessed the ability of first visit data to predict subgroups' membership. Our methodology comprised two main steps: (1) Hierarchical clustering to group 2349 HIV-negative MSM based on their self-reported longitudinal sexual behavior during visits to Swiss sexual health counseling centers between November 2016 and April 2019; and (2) Random forest-based classification to predict subgroup membership from first visit data. We found six subgroups with significant differences in behavioral trends, most of which sharply deviated from the overall trends. Two subgroups, which contained 37% of the study population, accounted for over 70% of the overall increases in condomless anal intercourse with non-steady partners, group sex, and having more than five anal intercourse partners. Subgroup-specific trends in online-dating and group sex were heterogeneous with opposing trends across subgroups. Data from first visits predicted trends of sexual behavior with accuracy ranging from 64 to 86%. This study evidenced specific sexual behavioral subgroups that might benefit from customized sexual health messages, demonstrated that first visit registries could predict subgroups, and contributes an algorithmic alternative for establishing subgroups relevant to inform customized sexual health messages that capture sexual behavioral diversity.","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144578829","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}

{"title":"Sexual Orientation and Personality Dimensions Measured by the Junior Temperament and Character Inventory among Adolescents.","authors":"Therése Skoog, Emma Claesdotter-Knutsson, Anders Håkansson, Sabina Kapetanovic, Arne Gerdner","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03180-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03180-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research on adolescent sexual orientation has expanded in recent decades, yet little is known about its associations with personality traits during this developmental period. This study examined personality dimensions, as measured by the Junior Temperament and Character Inventory, across adolescent sexual orientation groups (asexual, homosexual, heterosexual, bisexual) in a community-based sample of Swedish adolescents (N = 1195). Significant differences emerged primarily among girls, with bisexual girls exhibiting higher novelty seeking and harm avoidance but lower reward dependence and self-directedness compared to heterosexual peers. Asexual girls displayed lower novelty seeking than all other groups. Among boys, bisexual adolescents showed elevated harm avoidance relative to their heterosexual and asexual peers. Overall, effect sizes were small, though some post hoc comparisons yielded moderate to large effects. These findings suggest that sexual orientation is linked to personality traits during adolescence, with notable gender differences in the nature and magnitude of these associations.</p>","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144558905","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}

{"title":"Correction: Sexual, Romantic, and Community Experiences of Individuals at the Intersection of Autism and Asexuality.","authors":"Randolph C H Chan, Fei Nga Hung","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03232-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03232-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144551775","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}

{"title":"The Dissectionality of Care in the U.S.: A Scoping Review in Healthcare of Implicit Bias, Perceived Discrimination, and Minority Stress Among Sexual and Gender Minorities.","authors":"Michelle A Cuevas,Lori A Futterman,Alex Townsend Lotz-Nigh,Sarah Eteminan","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03155-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03155-w","url":null,"abstract":"Changes in gender-affirming care, reproductive rights, and healthcare within the USA result in greater inequities and disparities. This scoping review is the first to study the emerging literature of sexual and gender minorities (SGM) when navigating healthcare systems as it relates to the constructs of implicit bias, perceived discrimination, and minority stress. This review examines patient and provider interactions and how the above constructs impact healthcare access, the quality of care received, and clinical outcomes for patients within the framework of intersectionality and positionality. Database searches yielded 96 articles published between January 2015 and January 2025. Reviewed research included systematic literature reviews, mixed methods designs, and qualitative and quantitative designs studies which were conducted in the USA and based on various sexual groups and gender diverse populations who accessed medical or behavioral healthcare treatments. Research quality appraisal was conducted through the Crowe critical appraisal tool. Conceptual overlap between implicit bias, perceived discrimination, and minority stress was found. Medical decision-making and health outcomes during provider and patient interactions were further evaluated based on these concepts. Further research and interventions directed at more inclusive medical and behavioral healthcare for SGM populations are needed. We propose the term dissectionality of care, focusing attention on the gaps within healthcare settings in illustrating the multidirectional and multilayered intersections between patient and provider interactions. Barriers to care experienced by historically disadvantaged and under-resourced sexual and gender diverse patients and providers were found. We suggest ways to enhance professional curricula and direct further research.","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144547685","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}

{"title":"Autogynephilia in Some Bisexual Cisgender Men.","authors":"James S Morandini,Kevin J Hsu,S Rudd","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03166-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03166-7","url":null,"abstract":"Although some bisexual men experience conventional sexual attraction to both males and females, others have less obvious sexual interests underlying their bisexual identity, attraction, or behavior (i.e., bisexual phenomena). Accordingly, it has been proposed that some men's bisexual phenomena are motivated by autogynephilia, a male's propensity to be sexually aroused by the thought or image of being a woman. For these men, sexual attraction to males is secondary to their autogynephilia, rather than a reflection of conventional attraction to males. The present study examined how common autogynephilia is among bisexual cisgender men, and how autogynephilic bisexual men may differ from non-autogynephilic bisexual men in their sexual interests and behavior, uncertainty about their sexual orientation, and gender-related experiences. We recruited a large sample of bisexual-identified men (n = 254) via Prolific to complete an online survey. Of the sample, 35% (n = 89) endorsed at least half of the items on a measure of core autogynephilia. Consistent with past research on autogynephilia, autogynephilic bisexual men reported more paraphilic sexual interests than non-autogynephilic bisexual men. Of clinical importance, autogynephilic bisexual men reported less certainty about their sexual orientation, elevated childhood and adult gender nonconformity, and elevated gender dysphoria relative to non-autogynephilic bisexuals. These findings suggest that a substantial minority of bisexual men experience autogynephilia, and that future research should consider the unique experiences and needs of autogynephilic bisexual men, including how else they might differ from other bisexual men.","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144547725","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}