Psychology & Sexuality - An International Journal

17/07/2020

COVID-19 LGBTQ+ Vulnerabilities in Chile

17/07/2020

17/07/2020

Two more live streamed talks to enjoy this hour!

17/07/2020

LGBTQ Mental Health and LGBTQ-Affirmative Mental Health Practice in Southeast Asia

17/07/2020

16/07/2020

Title: Overlapping Spectrums: Centering the Experiences of Transgender Autistic Individuals in Care for Gender Diverse and Neurodiverse Clients
Author: Ashleigh Yule & Dr. Adam McCrimmon

16/07/2020

We're live with a talk from AshleighYule, a workshop and then another talk!

16/07/2020

Welcome to our mid-afternoon live programming from : An International + Psychology & Related Social Sciences Conference!

We're pleased to be streaming a selection of presentations from the conference live to Facebook! To see the full program of talks, visit the conference program on Trello: https://trello.com/b/Jgh7MWIn

Registration is still available here: https://cpasogii.com/p2020register/onlineregister, which gives you access to all of the talks!

If you're watching the live stream and have questions for the presenters, just post your questions in the comments below and we will do our best to pass them along to the presenters!

16/07/2020

16/07/2020

16/07/2020

08/07/2020

If you haven't registered for yet, there's still time!

https://cpasogii.com/onlinepreach

The preliminary program is now available online!

LGBTQ+ Online Conference: July 15-20, 2020

20/06/2020

We are accepting new abstracts for a short time for those who didn’t submit before because you couldn’t come to Prague! The conference will now be held online - no travel required - July 15-20, with synchronous sessions on the 16th & 17th.
Abstract submission deadline is June 29.
If you submitted to the original call, check your email for further instructions about how to confirm whether you’ll be presenting in the online conference or not. Either way your submission remains accepted for 2021 in Prague.
https://cpasogii.com/onlinepreach

16/06/2020

The details of Preaching to the Choir: An International LGBTQ Psychology & Related Social Sciences Conference -- The Online Version -- are now available!

The online conference will take place between July 15 and 20th, with synchronous talks taking place on July 16 and 17th.

Registration is now open and available at the link below! The registration deadline is July 2nd. From July 3-12th we will charge a 25% surcharge. No registrations will be accepted after July 12th. We have a limited number of people that we can accommodate through the online systems we have selected - so don't wait, register today!

If your presentation was accepted for then it is automatically accepted for the online event. Even if you present online this year, your presentation will still be accepted for the in-person event in 2021 and you'll have an option to update or change your abstract for 2021.

If you didn't get a chance to submit for 2020, we are accepting new abstract submissions for ALL presentation types until June 25th.

Although this event will be online, it will be closed to the public. In order to access the presentations, you will need to register and login to our survey platform. This is to protect the privacy of many of our scholars who cannot be publicly associated with their LGBTQ+ work.

If you already registered for the in-person conference and chose to transfer your registration to 2021, you will receive free registration for the online event. We still need you to register so that we can give you access to the conference - we will email you a discount code to use when registering (or feel free to contact us).

https://cpasogii.com/onlinepreach

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08/04/2020

A message from the editors:

We are writing on behalf of the entire team at Psychology & S*xuality to extend our best wishes to our authors, reviewers, friends and editors during this challenging period. As we all adapt to new ways of working and are faced with varying restrictions in each of our countries, we felt that it was important to reassure you that we, too, are not conducting business as usual at this time.

Psychology & S*xuality is still accepting new manuscripts, but the time-frames for our editorial process, reviews and decisions are slightly slower than before. We anticipate that, as we grow more accustomed to working remotely, we will get back to normal in our processing times. If you are currently working on a revise and re-submit or addressing reviewers’ comments, please be assured that, if needed, any time limits on your manuscript can and will be extended.

To our reviewers, we understand that your usual way of working has been severely disrupted. We truly value your input and contributions to our journal, and with all of your help, we will continue to produce new and exciting research. (Indeed, we have seen the journal go from strength to strength since assuming our roles as editors.)

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we recognise that completing reviews in our normal time-frames may be difficult as many colleagues now have children home from daycare/school. We are happy to extend time-frames when requested. Further, if you feel that you will be unable to complete a review that you had previously accepted, please let your associate editor know and we can reallocate this task.

To make life easier for all colleagues, Psychology & S*xuality is pleased to announce that we have adopted a format free submission protocol as of April 1st 2020. Outlined below is a brief overview of what this new submission format means for our authors, reviewers and editors. We believe that this new protocol will be a positive step for all colleagues as it allows authors and reviewers to focus on the content of manuscripts rather than their adherence to formatting requirements.

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on our world. Already, many researchers are conducting studies assessing the impact that this virus is having on our communities. If you are one of these researchers and are seeking an outlet for new data, please get in touch with the editorial team directly and we can help you determine whether Psychology & S*xuality will be able to fast-track manuscripts through our editorial process.

In closing, thank you for your patience and support during this period. Take care, and most of all, stay safe.

Kind Regards,
Dr. Daragh McDermott – ARU Cambridge
Prof Todd Morrison – University of Saskatchewan

31/12/2019

New research explores the motivations and outcomes of using gay dating apps.

24/11/2019

CALL FOR PAPERS FOR SPECIAL ISSUE OF PSYCHOLOGY & SEXUALITY

Critical Psychology Perspectives on LGBTQ+ Mental Health: Current issues and interventions

Guest Editors: Poul Rohleder and Joanna Semlyen

Papers are invited for a special issue of Psychology & S*xuality exploring LGBTQ+ mental health. Research has shown that adults who identify as LGBTQ+ report higher rates of experiencing mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and suicidality than adults who identify as heteros*xual (Semlyen et al., 2016). The guest editors of this special issue are looking for papers from the UK, Europe and wider contexts, that explore LGBTQ+ mental health from a critical psychology perspective. We are looking for papers that use qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods approaches, but that engage critically with the contemporary and contextual issues that contribute to mental health problems, that focus on under-explored topics, population groups or contexts, or that focus on new developments in interventions. Empirical studies are sought. Commentaries and theoretical papers are also welcome. Reviews of the literature may be considered. Possible topics might include:
The role of social, cultural and structural determinants of poor mental health
Diverse and or intersectional LGBTQ+ communities (e.g. race/ethnicity, refugee, (dis)ability)
LGBTQ+ identities and mental health issues across the lifespan
Shame, pride and resilience
Community psychology approaches
Lifespan approaches
Affirmative psychological interventions
Critical considerations of applying existing interventions to the LGBTQ+ population
Development of new or novel interventions

We invite early expressions of interest or discussion of ideas of manuscripts by contacting Poul Rohleder (p.rohleder@ess*x.ac.uk) or Joanna Semlyen ([email protected]).

Preparation and Submission of manuscripts: Manuscripts should be no more than 6000 words in length (including abstract and references). The journal now accepts format-free submissions. For further details and suggested structure: https://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journalCode=rpse20

Manuscripts must be submitted by the 30 April 2020, by email to Poul Rohleder, p.rohleder@ess*x.ac.uk. Submitted manuscripts will undergo the usual blind peer review process. Authors can expect feedback from the peer review by end of July 2020. Final submission of revised manuscripts is expected by 30 September 2020. The special issue is expected to be published online by the start of 2021 and in print in the latter part of that year.

This title utilises format-free submission. Authors may submit their paper in any scholarly format or layout. References can be in any style or format, so long as a consistent scholarly citation format is applied. For more detail see the format-free submission section below.

07/11/2019

10/10/2019

Psychology & S*xuality, Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2019 is now available online on Taylor & Francis Online.

This new issue contains the following articles:

Original Articles

Femme resistance: the fem(me)inine art of failure
Rhea Ashley Hoskin & Allison Taylor
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19419899.2019.1615538

The effects of po*******hy on s*xual minority men’s body image: an experimental study
Neil Gleason & Eric Sprankle
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19419899.2019.1637924

Factors influencing the frequency of erotic dreams: an online study
Michael Schredl, Caspar Geißler & Anja S. Göritz
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19419899.2019.1638297

Reshaping relational scripts? Marriage and civil partnership proposals among same-gender couples
Adam Jowett & Elizabeth Peel
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19419899.2019.1645726

Non-monogamy agreements and safer s*x behaviors: The role of perceived s*xual self-control
David L. Rodrigues, Diniz Lopes & Terri D. Conley
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19419899.2019.1649299

‘You have to coin new things’: s*xual and gender identity discourses in as*xual, q***r, and/or trans young people’s networked counterpublics
Zach Schudson & Sari van Anders
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19419899.2019.1653957

Communication patterns in women with provoked vestibulodynia and their partners
S. Gauvin, K.B. Smith, S. Chamberlain & C. Pukall
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19419899.2019.1655661

(2019). Femme resistance: the fem(me)inine art of failure. Psychology & S*xuality: Vol. 10, Preaching to the Choir 2018: Special Issue: Volume 1: LGBTQ Psychology, pp. 281-300.

14/09/2019

The articles from Preach 2018 Special . Issue are beginning to appear online and we will be featuring some of them in Psychology Today blog posts!

Here's the first:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/inclusive-insight/201909/what-does-it-cost-be-transgender

Read the full article here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/figure/10.1080/19419899.2019.1660705?scroll=top&needAccess=true

New research compares the costs of transition across 4 countries.

11/09/2019

New Article: Do Actions Speak Louder than Words?: Perceptions of Women’s and Men’s Branched and Coincident Configurations of S*xual Identities and Behaviors

Samantha Tornello & Jes Mastick.

Abstract
A large body of research documents s*xual prejudice toward s*xual minority people, but less is known about perceptions of and attitudes toward same-s*x behaviors that are not tied to self-identified s*xual identities. This gap in the literature is alarming given the growing number of people who identify outside of le***an, gay, bis*xual (LGB), and heteros*xual category labels (GLAAD & Harris Poll, 2017; Watson, Wheldon, & Puhl, 2019). In the current study, 356 participants were randomly assigned to evaluate a student who varied by gender (woman or man), s*xual identity (heteros*xual, le***an, or gay), and s*xual behavior (s*xual activity with women or men). Drawing on branched and coincident language posed by s*xual configurations theory (van Anders, 2015), targets who had branched configurations (e.g., heteros*xual-identified men who engaged in same-s*x behaviors) were more likely than those with coincident configurations to be labeled with an identity that did not reflect their self-reported s*xual identities. Participants desired greater social distance from those who reported a branched configuration, and heteros*xual-identified men were the only target group to have their masculinity affected by having a branched configuration. We hope this research will spark greater interest in considering “grey” areas of s*xuality in the psychological study of gender and s*xual orientation.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19419899.2019.1666298

Do Actions Speak Louder than Words?: Perceptions of Women’s and Men’s Branched and Coincident Configurations of S*xual Identities and Behaviors. Psychology & S*xuality. Accepted 5 September 2019.

22/08/2019

What people with normative identities believe about s*x, gender and s*xual orientation

Allison E. Lloyd & M. Paz Galupo

The present study examined the beliefs of individuals with normative identities regarding s*x, gender and s*xual orientation. Data were collected from 691 heteros*xual cisgender women and men using an online survey. Participants indicated their agreement regarding their beliefs about the nature of s*x, gender and s*xual orientation along four dimensions: fixed, binary (i.e. essentialist beliefs), fluid and continuous (i.e. social constructionist beliefs). Data analyses for the present study centred on four 2 (Participant Gender Identity: Woman vs. Man) × 3 (Identity Construct: S*x vs. Gender vs. S*xual Orientation) mixed ANOVAs. Findings suggested that s*x, gender and s*xual orientation are understood to be distinct and that essentialist and constructionist beliefs follow reverse patterns. Heteros*xual cisgender adults rated s*x as the most fixed and binary, followed by gender, and then s*xual orientation. Conversely, participants rated s*xual orientation as the most fluid and continuous followed by gender, and s*x. Men consistently rated all three constructs as more fixed and binary and less fluid and continuous than did women. Discussion focuses on the utility of investigating normative beliefs about s*x, gender and s*xual orientation as parallel constructs.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19419899.2019.1614088

(2019). What people with normative identities believe about s*x, gender and s*xual orientation. Psychology & S*xuality: Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 269-280.

21/08/2019

Face validity ratings of s*xual orientation scales by heteros*xual cisgender adults

M. Paz Galupo & Andrew J. Bennett

There is a clear need for a s*xual orientation measure that can both conceptually encompass s*xual orientation diversity and be accessible to individuals with normative identities. Two novel scales have recently been introduced into the literature (S*xual-Romantic and Gendered S*xuality) and have been found to better capture the experiences of s*xual and gender minority individuals. The present study investigated the face validity ratings of heteros*xual cisgender individuals to these two new scales as well as the Kinsey Scale. Participants completed all three scales and assessed their face validity by rating how well each captured their s*xuality. Participants were 791 U.S. residents of the United States (558 women, 233 men). Face validity ratings were analyzed with a 2 (Gender) X 3 (Scale) mixed ANOVA. Although face validity scores were high for all scales, a main effect for scale was found. Heteros*xual cisgender participants rated the S*xual-Romantic Scale as a significantly more valid measure of their s*xuality than either the Kinsey scale or the Gendered S*xuality scale (which did not differ from each other). Because past research has established that s*xual and gender minority individuals prefer these two newer scales over Kinsey, the S*xual-Romantic and Gendered S*xuality scales offer researchers options for valid measures appropriate for use regardless of s*xual orientation or gender identity of the rater.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19419899.2019.1610035

(2019). Face validity ratings of s*xual orientation scales by heteros*xual cisgender adults. Psychology & S*xuality. Ahead of Print.

20/08/2019

New Article:

From vulnerable to responsible youth? Indonesian youth resisting the dominant discourse of s*xual health

Teguh Wijaya Mulya

Contemporary critical studies have identified that the dominant discourse of s*xual health has positioned youth as hormone-driven, vulnerable, uninformed, and in need to be ‘saved’ by s*xuality educators. The current article aims to explore possibilities to destabilise such positioning by examining alternative s*xual subjectivities among youth in an Indonesian context. As many as 22 participants were interviewed through the Internet (e.g. email and instant messenger interviews) and the data were analysed using a discourse analysis method. Their narratives demonstrate that youth are not simply hormone-driven, uninformed, and vulnerable. Instead, they are agentic subjects who – within their limited discursive access – actively, creatively, and subversively learn about s*xuality in order to take care of their well-being. The implications are discussed in relation to how s*xual health education may accommodate the complexity of youth’s s*xual subjectivities.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19419899.2019.1604566

(2019). From vulnerable to responsible youth? Indonesian youth resisting the dominant discourse of s*xual health. Psychology & S*xuality: Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 248-260.

19/08/2019

LGBQ resilience: a thematic meta-synthesis of qualitative research

Sebastian E. Bartoș & Darren Langdridge

Le****ns, gay men, bis*xuals and q***r (LGBQ) individuals face well-known difficulties, ranging from slurs to legal exclusion and homophobic hate crimes. However, LGBQ individuals and communities often thrive. Thriving under adverse conditions is understood by psychology through the lens of resilience, i.e., one’s ability to ‘bounce back’ after being faced with hardship. In this paper, we perform a thematic meta-synthesis of narrative studies on LGBQ resilience. Specifically, we have retrieved and performed thematic meta-analysis on 21 studies published over the last 20 years. The examination of this literature highlights the relational nature of resilience in extant research on this population. More precisely, we show that the same entities, such as family and peers, are often sources of resilience and hardship at the same time; that many LGBQ people experience hardship early in their lives, and thus cannot ‘bounce back’ to a previous positive state; and that extant psychological understandings of resilience are too individualistic for a field that needs to focus more on communities and relationships. We argue for the need to consider relational and community creativity, innovation and growth in understanding LGBQ resilience and not just the capacity of an individual to sustain themselves in the face of adversity.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19419899.2019.1596973

(2019). LGBQ resilience: a thematic meta-synthesis of qualitative research. Psychology & S*xuality: Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 234-247.

16/08/2019

A mixed-methods measurement study of female adolescent s*xuality stress and support

Katherine K. Bedard-Thomas, John L. McKenna, David W. Pantalone, Gary Fireman & Amy K. Marks

S*xuality-related social support from family and friends plays a central role in positive s*xuality development among adolescent females. However, few research tools are available to practitioners, educators, or researchers to understand adolescent females' experiences of their s*xual development. This mixed-methods study presents a novel quantitative measure of adolescent females’ s*xuality-related stress and social support experiences, including the unique experiences among s*xual minority females. In Study 1, qualitative interviews were conducted with 19 adolescent females to hear directly from them about experiences of support – or lack thereof – across several ecological contexts in their lives. Themes derived from these interviews then informed the item creation process for the present measure. In Study 2, input from field experts and female adolescent volunteers were used to create a 26-item quantitative measure: The Female Adolescent S*xuality Stress and Support (FASSS) Scale. Exploratory factor analyses indicated six subscales. Demonstrating strong reliability, and strong construct, content, face, and convergent validity, the FASSS offers a novel tool capturing the characteristics, qualities, and contexts of adolescent s*xuality-related experiences. By evaluating social supports in multiple contexts, this tool allows researchers and practitioners to look more closely at how adolescent females experience both positive and negative aspects of their s*xuality.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19419899.2019.1596972

(2019). A mixed-methods measurement study of female adolescent s*xuality stress and support. Psychology & S*xuality: Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 212-233.

15/08/2019

New Article:

A comparative analysis of rural and urban MSM depressive symptomology: the mediating effects of loneliness

Zachary Giano, Randolph D. Hubach, Kyle Deboy, Hunter Meyers, Joseph M. Currin & Denna L. Wheeler

Given the dearth of research exploring mental health differences between rural and urban men who have s*x with men (MSM), we sought to examine differences in depressive symptomology and loneliness. Concurrently we examined the mediating effects of loneliness on the link between geographic locale and depressive symptoms via a mediation model. Data were collected from 156 MSM in Oklahoma. Results show urban MSM have significantly higher levels of both depressive symptomology and loneliness. Mediation analyses revealed that the link between urban/rural locale and depressive symptomology was mediated by loneliness. In other words, identifying as urban MSM may result in higher levels of depressive symptomology through feelings of loneliness. The rationale for this includes the possibility that rural MSM may have strong online social support ‘networks’ which act as a protective factor against loneliness and depressive symptomology, or that elements of urban environments increase stress in urban MSM. It is also possible that the urban landscape of Oklahoma does not provide the same level of acceptance as other urban areas in more liberal parts of the country. Interventions at the individual or community level should consider geographic location as a mesosystem factor that impacts the mental health of MSM.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19419899.2019.1593885

(2019). A comparative analysis of rural and urban MSM depressive symptomology: the mediating effects of loneliness. Psychology & S*xuality: Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 200-211.

15/08/2019

Don't forget to submit your abstracts for ICP and Preach 2020!

ICP Abstracts are due December 1, 2020.

Preach Abstracts are due December 15, 2020.

https://cpasogii.com/preach2020

General Abstract Submission is still open. Take an active part at the ICP 2020 and submit your abstract for poster, oral presentation or symposium in time. Represent yourself, your region and nation in Prague at the 32nd International Congress of Psychology. More information at http://www.icp2020.com/abstract-submission/

14/08/2019

New Article:

Heteronormativity and women’s psychosocial functioning in heteros*xual and same-s*x couples

Janice M. Habarth, Robert E. Wickham, Katrina M. Holmes, Michaela Sandoval & Kimberly F. Balsam

Abstract: Heteronormativity has been implicated as afoundational contributor to both heteros*xism and s*xism. While exposure to s*xism and heteros*xism consistently predict negative psychosocial outcomes among women and s*xual minorities, respectively, direct relationships between heteronormative attitudes and psychosocial functioning remain largely unexplored. The present study fills this gap by examining psychosocial functioning correlates of heteronormativity among s*xual minority and heteros*xual women in long-term relationships, via actor-partner independence modelling. Findings differed by s*xual orientation and across subscales of heteronormativity. In particular, we foundnegative associations for s*xual minority women between their own heteronormative behavioural attitudes and eudaimonic outcomes of autonomy, personal growth, and life purpose. We also observed some contradictory results, which reinforceconceptualizations of heteronormativity and heteros*xual privilege as complex, multi-faceted aspects of everyday life for women. Results support recommendations that clinicians and researchers assess s*xual minority women’s heteronormative attitudes and beliefs, and that prejudice-reduction efforts attend to the ways in which heteronormativity may be experienced as protective or reassuring when individuals conform to its expectations. Future research is recommended to increase understanding of the relevance of heteronormativity in women’s lives, and to explore whether interventions that reduce internalised heteronormativity may yield improvement in eudaimonic wellbeing among s*xual minority women.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19419899.2019.1578994

(2019). Heteronormativity and women’s psychosocial functioning in heteros*xual and same-s*x couples. Psychology & S*xuality: Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 185-199.

02/06/2019

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21/05/2019

(2019). What people with normative identities believe about s*x, gender and s*xual orientation. Psychology & S*xuality. Ahead of Print.

20/05/2019

http://symposium.masculinitiesjournal.org/

16/05/2019

Recent Articles:

Volume 10, Issue 2

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpse20/10/2

S*xual quality of life, female s*xual function, female ge***al self- and body image among women requesting ge***al cosmetic surgery: a comparative study
Tahereh Eftekhar, Marzieh Hajibabaei, Maryam Deldar Pesikhani, Parvin Rahnama & Ali Montazeri
Pages: 94-100 | DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2018.1552187

A thematic analysis of a sample of partnered le***an, gay, and bis*xual people’s concepts of s*xual satisfaction
Patrícia M. Pascoal, Krystelle Shaughnessy & Maria Joana Almeida
Pages: 101-118 | DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2018.1555185

Balancing in the margins of gender: exploring psychologists’ meaning-making in their work with gender non-conforming youth seeking puberty suppression
Reidar Schei Jessen & Katrina Roen
Pages: 119-131 | DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2019.1568290

Appearance and performance enhancing drug usage and psychological well-being in gay and heteros*xual men
Jessica Strübel & Trent A. Petrie
Pages: 132-148 | DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2019.1574879

Affirmation, compartmentalization, and isolation: narratives of identity sentiment among kinky people
Sam D. Hughes & Phillip L. Hammack
Pages: 149-168 | DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2019.1575896

Exploring the relationship between gay men’s self- and meta-stereotype endorsement with well-being and self-worth
Jordan D. X. Hinton, Joel R. Anderson & Yasin Koc
Pages: 169-182 | DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2019.1577013

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