Archives of Sexual Behavior

Paedophiles identified accurately with implicit association tasks

A combination of two tasks for implied sexual associations has distinguished – with more than 90 per cent certainty – a group of paedophilic men from a group of men with a sexual preference for adult ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 6

Having multiple sex partners linked to later drug and alcohol problems

The more sex partners young adults have the more likely they are to go on to develop alcohol or cannabis dependence disorders in young adulthood, according to new University of Otago research.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 15, 2013 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Economic analysis finds penicillin, not 'the pill', may have launched the sexual revolution

(Medical Xpress)—The 1950s were not as prudish as they seemed on the surface, says economist Andrew Francis. 

Health created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New psychology study reveals unexamined costs of rape

Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder are commonly associated with sexual assault, but a new study from The University of Texas at Austin shows that female victims suffer from a wide spectrum of debilitating effects ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Youths' well-being linked to how well they conform to gender norms

(Medical Xpress) -- Regardless of their sexual orientation, teens who do not fit behavioral norms for their gender are not as happy as their gender-conforming peers, finds a new Cornell study published in the Archives of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

APA task force recommends treatment guidelines and position statements on transgender persons

A report from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Task Force on Treatment of Gender Identity Disorder (GID) recommends the development of clinical practice guidelines for psychiatrists caring for patients who are transgender. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sending sexually explicit photos by cell phone -- more common among teens than you might think

A significant number of teenagers are sending and receiving sexually explicit cell phone photos, often with little, if any, awareness of the possible psychological, interpersonal, and sometimes legal consequences of doing ...

Health created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

IU bisexuality studies focus on health, behavior and identity

Bisexuality, often stigmatized, typically has been lumped with homosexuality in previous public health research. But when Indiana University scientists recently focused on the health issues and behaviors specific ...

Other created May 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0