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Current scientific articles are compiled by our team. This section is a non-exhaustive collection of the latest news in sexology research and in related fields. It does not present reviews of the articles, but rather an overview, through abstracts, to help the community stay informed about the state of current research.

Partners Experience Consequences, Too: A Comparison of the Sexual, Relational, and Psychological Adjustment of Women with Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder and Their Partners to Control Couples

6 December 2018
Women diagnosed with female sexual interest/arousal disorder (FSIAD) report lower health-related quality of life, more depressive symptoms, and lower sexual and ...

The Role of Age and Homonegativity in Racial or Ethnic Partner Preferences Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men

6 December 2018
We investigated the racial or ethnic partner preferences among Australian gay and bisexual men (GBM) as part of a large study of sexual preferences among GBM, to identify whether ...

Women’s sexual communication with their peers and it’s association with sexual wellbeing

29 November 2018
Communication about sex is an important variable in sexual well-being, but sex remains a taboo topic, particularly for women. This study explores women’s peer sexual ...

Youth, sexuality and sexual citizenship

29 November 2018
Sexual citizenship is a powerful concept associated with debates about recognition and exclusion, agency, respect and accountability. For young people in general and for...

Trust, sexual trust, and sexual health : an interrogative

29 November 2018
Trust is experienced almost constantly in all forms of social and interpersonal relationships, including sexual relationships, and may contribute both directly and ...

Sexual Fantasy

29 November 2018
On the role of sexual fantasies in the general population and sexual offenders....

Supporting sexuality and improving sexual function in transgender persons

29 November 2018
Sexuality is important for most cisgender as well as transgender persons and is an essential aspect of quality of life. For both the patient and their clinicians, managing ...

Executive functions and social cognition in juveniles who have sexually offended

22 November 2018
Although neuropsychological assessments provide valuable information for those working in forensic mental health, few neuropsychological studies concern persons who ...

Living with painful endometriosis – A struggle for coherence. A qualitative study

22 November 2018
The study sought to examine women’s experience of painful endometriosis including long-term aspects, social consequences, impact of treatment and development of own...

Gonorrhoea gone wild: rising incidence of gonorrhoea and associated risk factors among gay and bisexual men attending Australian sexual health clinics

15 November 2018
Gonorrhoea notifications continue to rise among gay and bisexual men in Australia and around the world. More information is needed on infection trends, accounting for testing ...

Hate and violence : adressing discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity

15 November 2018
Social scientists have a potentially important role to play in combatting discrimination and hate-motivated aggression, as has been noted for over 50 years. Nonetheless, there ...

The relationship between bias-based peer victimization and depressive symptomatology across sexual and gender identity

15 November 2018
The current study examined the prevalence of seven types of bias-based victimization (sexual orientation, gender, expression of gender, race or ethnicity, disability, religion, ...

A three-step gendered latent class analysis on dating victimization profiles: correlates with family and peer contextual risk factors, injuries and mental health

9 November 2018
The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of teen dating victimization among boys and girls and examine their association with family and peer contextual risk factors ...

Maternal Emotional Support following the Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse: A Qualitative Study

9 November 2018
Non-offending maternal (NOM) support is considered one of the most important protective factors in facilitating better victim adjustment following the disclosure of child...

Summary report of the global consultation on the inclusive education and access to health of LGBTI+ youth around the world

9 November 2018
The following data result from a global consultation on the inclusive education and access to health of LGBTI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, as well as non-binary, ...

Depressive symptoms following recent sexual assault : the role of drug and alcohol use, acute, stress, and assault characteristics

2 November 2018
Sexual assault is a common traumatic experience that can have a wide-ranging impact on psychological functioning, including experience of depressive symptoms. Although ...