2026 June - 16 articles
Concussions exert a massive cost on our economic and healthcare systems. Many of the most commonly employed neurocognitive measures in concussion assessment have been shown to be psychometrically problematic. Additionally, norms are established from...
Drug use, mental health, and gender identity are complex phenomena influenced by multiple social, psychological, and cultural factors. Previous research indicates that the university stage represents a period of vulnerability for mental health, espec...
Psychological distress is increasing among university students, especially sexual minority individuals in Malaysia, who face stigma and challenges within a sociocultural and dual legal system. This study examined the relationship between sexual minor...
Olfaction plays a fundamental yet often underappreciated role in human sexual behavior, attraction, and relationship dynamics. Beyond the debated existence of human pheromones, emerging evidence supports a broader framework of chemosensory communicat...
Sexuality education is a key component of sexual and reproductive rights; however, important inequities persist across populations, particularly among people with disabilities. This study examines perceived quality of sexuality education in Chile, wi...
Sexual consent is central to cases of sexual assault and rape. Logically, sleeping persons cannot consent; yet there has been scant research examining the experience of sexual touching while sleeping. The current research is the first known to specif...
Sexual objectification is the treatment of a person as a body or a collection of body parts that are valued primarily for their sexual appeal. The main purpose of this study was to determine the relevance of sexual objectification to women’s he...
Women have been historically underrepresented in every step of scientific enquiry and, therefore, the knowledge of female bodies is lacking. Now the tide is turning to bring focus on the role of sex and gender in human health and disease. The increas...
First responders are routinely exposed to potentially traumatic events and occupational stress, placing them at heightened risk for mental health difficulties. Despite the prominence of psychological resilience in first responder research, insufficie...
Environmental chemicals are rarely considered stressors in the way that psychological or physical stressors are. Yet many endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) interact with the body’s core stress response system. This review examines how EDCs...
Sexual cognitive schemas are central cognitive representations of sexual aspects of self that shape the interpretation of sexual experiences and may contribute to individual differences in sexual functioning. The present study aimed to validate the Q...
Adolescence and youth are key stages for acquiring responsible sexual behaviour. Previous research has focused on measuring knowledge; however, in order to achieve the goal of developing safe sexual behaviour, it is necessary to complement this with...
Sexual interactions are complex human exchanges that are further complicated in the digital domain. This is because the introduction of technology to sexual interactions has prompted change in not only sexual activity but also communication pertainin...
Vulvodynia is a chronic gynecological condition characterized by unexplained vulvar pain, which may significantly impact every aspect of women’s quality of life, encompassing physical, psychological, and social well-being. Due to its heterogene...
As high rates of sexual violence worldwide have increasingly been met with educational initiatives promoting sexual consent as a core preventive strategy, it becomes crucial to understand how consent is actually conceptualized in specific sociocultur...
(1) Background: This article explores the qualitative dimensions of bisexual identity through the lived experiences of bisexual individuals. (2) Methods: Drawing on an online questionnaire completed by 226 participants from a Spanish-speaking sample,...
