Archives of Sexual Behavior最新文献

{"title":"Preoccupied and Fearful-Avoidant Attachment Styles May Mediate the Relationship Between Poor Parental Relationship Quality and Sexual Interests in Violence","authors":"Ellen Zakreski,&nbsp;Sara Jahnke,&nbsp;Renáta Androvičová,&nbsp;Klára Bártová,&nbsp;Agatha Chronos,&nbsp;Lucie Krejčová,&nbsp;Lenka Martinec Nováková,&nbsp;Kateřina Klapilová","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03183-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10508-025-03183-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Research suggests that adverse rearing conditions such as poor-quality relations with one's parents are associated with a range of potentially problematic sexual behaviors and interests. Less is known, however, about the mechanisms linking adverse rearing conditions and paraphilic interest, especially in non-incarcerated individuals. In a representative sample of 1600 Czech adults that oversampled people with paraphilic interests, the current study examined the association between lower quality parental relations and violent paraphilic interest (sexual interest in immobilization, biastophilia, and sadomasochism), and whether this association was mediated by attachment insecurity. Participants completed an online survey with questions assessing violent paraphilic interest, attachment style, and quality of relations with their parents up until age 12. A series of models were fitted to hypotheses based on structural equation modeling. The model estimating a mediation effect of relationship quality with parents on paraphilic interests via attachment insecurity showed an adequate fit to the data (RMSEA = .039, SRMR = .027, CFI = .977, TLI = .953). Controlling for age and gender, lower parental relationship quality was associated with higher levels of violent paraphilic interest and this effect was mediated by insecure attachment, specifically preoccupied and fearful-avoidant attachment styles. Our findings indicate that insecure attachment styles, particularly those that involve anxiety of rejection, may be part of the mechanism linking poor parental bonds and violent paraphilic interest, but the causal nature of these effects cannot be confirmed based on cross-sectional observational data. We discuss study limitations and new research directions in the discussion section. </p></div>","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"54 7","pages":"2445 - 2461"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10508-025-03183-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144652703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Diverse Gender and Sexual Identity in Romantic Partner Selection Experiences: An Exploration of Similarities, Differences, and Potential Explanations","authors":"Scott Devenport,&nbsp;Catriona Davis-McCabe,&nbsp;Barbara Mullan,&nbsp;Sam Winter","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03173-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10508-025-03173-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The literature studying individuals’ selection of long-term romantic partners predominantly focuses on samples of majority gender and sexual identity (cisgender, heterosexual), leaving a gap in our knowledge regarding minority populations. In this study, 554 Australian adults seeking romantic partners (<i>M</i>_age = 32.06 years, 52.35% of whom reported minority gender and/or sexual identities) responded to an online survey regarding their partner selection experiences and beliefs, ideal and self-ratings on romantic partner traits, and self-perceived mate value. Factor analysis replicated established trait preference dimensions in this large, heterogeneous Australian sample, with dimensions remaining stable in majority and minority subsamples. Exploratory comparative and regression analyses generated preliminary insights into differences, similarities, interactions, and intersectional factors across identity groups. The commonly observed sex differences of men preferring aesthetic traits more than women, and women preferring empowered traits more than men were supported in comparative analyses. However, sex was not associated with preference for empowered traits in regression with identity, trait preferences, and self-perceived mate value. Self-perceived mate value findings replicated, challenged, and extended previous research, with asexual identity linked to lower self-perceptions. A preference for warm traits appeared to be a central factor through association with most other preferences and identities. As potential explanations, we discuss complex influences of evolutionary psychology, sociocultural factors, norms, and potential differences in partner selection processes. These findings contribute to our knowledge of partner selection experiences across majority and minority gender and sexual identity populations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"54 6","pages":"2127 - 2149"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10508-025-03173-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144640095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A 10-Year Longitudinal Relationship Between Preschool Sex-Typical Play Behavior at Age 3.5 Years and Mental Rotation Performance in Adolescence at Age 13 Years","authors":"Karson T. F. Kung,&nbsp;Melissa Hines","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03188-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10508-025-03188-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>It has been proposed that childhood sex-typical play experiences may shape subsequent mental rotation abilities. Average sex differences in both play behavior and mental rotation performance have been well documented. Male-typical play typically involves more spatial activities than does female-typical play. Also, males typically score higher on mental rotation tasks than do females. The present study investigated the association between preschool sex-typical play behavior and mental rotation performance in adolescence. Participants were drawn from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a British longitudinal population study. It was not possible for the present study to follow up the entire longitudinal cohort. Subgroups of participants were recruited based on parent-reported sex-typical play behavior at age 3.5 years. There were 66 masculine boys and 59 masculine girls, 81 feminine boys and 68 feminine girls, and 55 randomly selected control boys and 67 randomly selected control girls. At age 13 years, the recruited participants completed a mental rotation task. Masculine children scored significantly higher on the mental rotation task than did control children or feminine children. In addition, control children scored significantly higher on the mental rotation task than did feminine children. These longitudinal associations were not moderated by sex and were observed after considering sociodemographic background, academic performance, and other preschool child characteristics such as vocabulary and fine motor skills. Sex-typical play behavior in the preschool period is related to mental rotation performance 10 years later in adolescence. Preschool sex-typical play behavior may have long-term implications for spatial skills development beyond childhood.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"54 6","pages":"2057 - 2068"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144640092","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":"Behavioral Economic Assessment of Contraceptive Use and Abortion Access Among College Cis Women in the U.S.","authors":"Jin H. Yoon,&nbsp;Irene Pericot-Valverde,&nbsp;Constanza de Dios,&nbsp;Sarah Voss,&nbsp;Caroline Allen,&nbsp;Catherine Chopade,&nbsp;Haley Neal,&nbsp;Erik G. Ortiz,&nbsp;Kelcy R. Coleman,&nbsp;Vincent Dang,&nbsp;Lanelle Ochiam","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03181-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10508-025-03181-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>College students are at increased risk of sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies, complicated by changes in abortion access across the United States. The current study utilized a behavioral economic framework to examine how sex-related behavior, knowledge, and attitudes as well as access to abortion impacted valuation of condoms and an emergency contraceptive (i.e., morning after pill) among cis women college students (N = 109). Behavioral economic tasks included condom demand (ConPT) and condom delay discounting (ConDD) in the context of a one-night stand as well as a novel task assessing emergency contraceptive demand (ECPT). Tasks were completed twice under conditions where participants were instructed to imagine that abortion was either legal or illegal. Participants’ self-reported sexual risk history as well as knowledge and attitudes toward contraceptives was also assessed. History of greater sexual risk behavior was significantly associated with lower valuation of contraceptives (i.e., ConPT, ECPT) and greater likelihood of having sex without a condom (i.e., ConPT, ConDD). Positive attitudes toward the morning after pill were significantly associated with greater demand in the ECPT. Relative to the abortion legal condition, greater valuation of contraceptives was observed in the ConPT, ConDD, and ECPT in the abortion illegal condition. Our findings support the utility of applying a behavioral economic framework to assess changing valuation of contraceptives among college students.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"54 7","pages":"2539 - 2552"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144630256","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":"Measurement of Sexual Behavior Stigma in Cisgender Mexican Sexual Minority Men: Contextual Considerations of Living in Mexico or the United States","authors":"Jane J. Lee,&nbsp;Liying Wang,&nbsp;John Mark Wiginton,&nbsp;Sarah M. Murray,&nbsp;Stefan D. Baral,&nbsp;Roxanne P. Kerani,&nbsp;David A. Katz,&nbsp;Tanmay Bhanushali,&nbsp;Anh-Minh Nguyen,&nbsp;Yingying Wei,&nbsp;Ricardo Baruch-Dominguez,&nbsp;Travis H. Sanchez,&nbsp;Laramie R. Smith","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03184-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10508-025-03184-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We used data from the 2018 and 2019 cycles of the American Men’s Internet Survey (AMIS) and the <i>Encuesta de Sexo Entre Hombres</i> (ESEH) (2017) to investigate measurement invariance of a sexual behavior stigma scale among Mexican gay, bisexual, and other sexual minority men (SMM). Employing both a two- and three-group multiple group confirmatory factor analysis (MGCFA), we established configural invariance of the scale, suggesting a uniform factor pattern structure across Mexican SMM subgroups based on country of origin and country of residence: (1) Mexican SMM in the ESEH dataset (<i>N</i> = 15,015), (2) Mexican SMM born in Mexico in the AMIS data (<i>N</i> = 218), and (3) Mexicans born in the USA in the AMIS data (<i>N</i> = 1606). The three-group MGCFA models, which separated the Mexican SMM in the USA who were born in Mexico from those who were born in the USA, demonstrated greater robustness, suggesting that the experiences of stigma among individuals within each group were more similar than when the two AMIS groups were combined. The nuanced findings underscore the importance of considering both nativity and current residence in studying sexual behavior stigma among Mexican SMM. Variations in factor loadings and prevalence of violence-related items across subgroups highlight the contextually dependent nature of sexual behavior stigma and emphasize the need for context-specific measurement tools to comprehensively understand the multifaceted nature of sexual behavior stigma within diverse populations and settings.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"54 7","pages":"2599 - 2610"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10508-025-03184-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144630250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"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,&nbsp;Diana Paradise,&nbsp;Celia B. Fisher","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03185-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10508-025-03185-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>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.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"54 7","pages":"2579 - 2597"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"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,&nbsp;Christian Graugaard,&nbsp;Mikael Andersson,&nbsp;Morten Frisch","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03211-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10508-025-03211-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>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 <i>Project SEXUS</i> 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.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"54 7","pages":"2611 - 2623"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10508-025-03211-5.pdf","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":"OA","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,&nbsp;Jeff Bowen,&nbsp;Ria Datwani,&nbsp;Amy C. Moors","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03178-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10508-025-03178-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>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.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"54 6","pages":"2117 - 2125"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"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":"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":"“What Do We Do Now?”: Recommendations to Combat Professionals’ Public Stigma Against Women Who Experience Intimate Partner Violence","authors":"Lara Murvartian,&nbsp;Francisco Javier Saavedra-Macías","doi":"10.1007/s10508-025-03156-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10508-025-03156-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>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.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8327,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Sexual Behavior","volume":"54 6","pages":"2303 - 2320"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10508-025-03156-9.pdf","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":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}