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Sexual Self-Objectification and Sex-Related Drinking Motives Among College Women: Do Emotion Regulation and Distress Tolerance Matter?

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-04-16 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03138-x

Rorah W. Ndungu, Julia F. Hammett, Anna K. Peddle, Anna E. Jaffe, Jennifer C. Duckworth, Cynthia A. Stappenbeck

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Islamic Jurisprudence, Biomedical Ethics, and the Social Construct in Relation to Intersex People: A Scoping Review 伊斯兰法理学、生物医学伦理以及与双性人有关的社会结构：范围审查

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-04-09 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03127-0

Alexander Woodman

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Narratives of Adults Registered Female at Birth Who Started a Medical Transition and Later Detransitioned

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-04-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03083-9

Jane Lomax, Catherine Butler

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Longitudinal Links Between Sexual Debut and Self-Esteem Development in German Adolescents and Young Adults

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-04-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03128-z

Claudia Schmiedeberg, Tita Gonzalez Avilés

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Pornography Use Among Adults in Britain: A Qualitative Study of Patterns of Use, Motivations, and Stigma Management Strategies

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03112-7

Wendy G. Macdowall, Ruth Lewis, David Reid, Kirstin R. Mitchell, Raquel Bosó Pérez, Karen J. Maxwell, Feona Attwood, Jo Gibbs, Bernie Hogan, Catherine H. Mercer, Pam Sonnenberg, Chris Bonell

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Practice for Parturition: Does Sexual Activity Improve Labor and Birth Outcomes?

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03117-2

Natalie L. Dinsdale, Bernard J. Crespi

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The Presence and Effects of the Sexual Double Standard Regarding Condom Use Among Chinese Adults: The Moderating Effects of Gender and Condom Use Power.

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03124-3

Ting Wu, Yong Zheng, Joyce J Endendijk

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Moderate the Association between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Among Adults in Residential Substance Use Treatment

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03123-4

Evan J. Basting, Alyssa M. Medenblik, Samantha Schlachta, Alisa R. Garner, Ryan C. Shorey, Gregory L. Stuart

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“All About the Money Shot”? Pornography Viewers Discuss Orgasms

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-03-31 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03110-9

Eran Shor, Mei-Hua Chen

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The Fraternal Birth Order Effect in the Royal House of Nineveh

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Archives of Sexual Behavior Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03135-0

Amar Annus

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