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Are You a “Real Man”? How Men Earn and Prove Manhood Status

... and only 11% reflected physical themes (e.g., old age, sexual reassignment surgery). The reverse pattern emerged in people’s ... videotaped while performing a similar but non-threatening activity that involved braiding three strands of rope. Next, we offered men an ... / more

Do the Math: Cognitive Load Attenuates Negative Feelings

... themselves from unwanted feelings by engaging in a cognitive activity, such as doing math equations ( Van Dillen & Koole , 2007), playing ... for other motivational states such as hunger, fatigue, and sexual desire . Like negative thoughts, cravings (e.g. for food, for sex ... / more

No strings attached: Are “friends with benefits” as complicated in real life as they are in the movies?

... and Dylan (Justin Timberlake) negotiating the rules of their sexual arrangement while swearing over an iPad bible in the film Friends with ... reduces inhibitions and breaks down barriers to sexual activity , it may also impair communication. Not only that, but alcohol use is ... / more

Keeping the spark alive: The role of sexual communal motivation

In new relationships, feelings of sexual desire for a partner come relatively easily. But, over time, partners’ sexual interests often change and it can be difficult for couples to keep the ... sexual desire : Consenting to  unwanted sexual activity in heterosexual dating relationships. Journal of Sex ... / more

Fake Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Costs Real Money

... the prevalence of PTSD for people who experienced a sexual assault tends to be close to 80%, while only 15% of people involved in a ... biological markers, such as genetics and certain pattern of activity in different brain regions (Young, 2017). However, the utility of ... / more

Understanding Online Child Sexual Abuse and How to Talk to Children About it

... by talking to children about the internet and online sexual abuse. On a cold winter morning in March 2013, a 13-year-old girl ... time, adolescence is a period of experimentation with risky activity (9). While none of the developmental changes that today’s ... / more

Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA): the ‘Flaw in the Law’

... suggest that the number of young people falling victim to sexual abuse online continues to rise. Given the substantial impact such ... that take place online include very severe forms of abusive activity, with young people coerced via means such as blackmail and believing ... / more

Sex differences in the perception of sexual arousal

... demonstrates that the physiological processes underlying sexual arousal in men and women are surprisingly similar [2]. This finding ... functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), the neuronal activity in response to pornographic material looks fairly similar in the ... / more

The Sex Tips You Won’t See In Magazines: Science-backed ways to stay sexually satisfied in long-term relationships

... the chance of orgasm (1) . Don’t believe in sexual soulmates (2) . For a happier life, have sex once a week ... a research study when asked to report if they engaged in an activity with their romantic partner that day that led them to feel a sense of ... / more

How Much Does the Menstrual Cycle Affect Emotional Life?

... of childhood trauma, including both emotional, physical and, sexual abuse (35,36). Trauma exposure do also increase the risk for developing ... Poromaa, I. (2013). Oral contraceptive use changes brain activity and mood in women with previous negative affect on the pill—a ... / more