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Sexes, Volume 7, Issue 2

2026 June - 16 articles

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Articles (16)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,173 Views
23 Pages

20 June 2026

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...

(This article belongs to the Section Biological and Psychosocial Basis Underlying Sexual Response and Differences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
741 Views
13 Pages

Drug Use, Mental Health, and Gender Identity Among Mexican University Students

  • Xóchitl De San Jorge-Cárdenas,
  • María del Carmen Gogeascoechea-Trejo,
  • Patricia Pavón-León,
  • María Cristina Ortiz-León,
  • Monserrat Armenta-Reséndiz and
  • Betzaida Salas-García

20 June 2026

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...

  • Article
  • Open Access
957 Views
15 Pages

Psychological Distress and Well-Being in Relation to Sexual Minority Status Among Malaysian Undergraduates: Findings from a Multi-Institutional Survey

  • Muhamad Nur Fariduddin,
  • Ching Sin Siau,
  • Norhayati Ibrahim,
  • Bee Suan Wee,
  • Chee Seong Low,
  • Choy Qing Cham,
  • Kai Shuen Pheh,
  • Jocelyn Ker Sin Lee,
  • Latha Ravindran and
  • Caryn Mei Hsien Chan
  • + 10 authors

18 June 2026

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...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,527 Views
18 Pages

The Multifaceted Role of Olfaction in Human Sexuality: A Narrative Review

  • Marco Leuzzi,
  • Giuseppe Seminara,
  • Maria Carmela Zagari,
  • Sabrina Bossio and
  • Antonio Aversa

12 June 2026

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...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 2nd Edition: Exclusive Papers Collection of the Editorial Board of Sexes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
865 Views
18 Pages

2 June 2026

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...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9,588 Views
19 Pages

26 May 2026

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...

(This article belongs to the Section Sexual Behavior and Attitudes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
862 Views
15 Pages

Sexual Objectification, Health and Well-Being in Spanish Women

  • M. Pilar Matud,
  • Lorena Medina,
  • Carmen Rodríguez-Wangüemert and
  • Ignacio Ibáñez

18 May 2026

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...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 2nd Edition: Exclusive Papers Collection of the Editorial Board of Sexes)
  • Perspective
  • Open Access
1,179 Views
10 Pages

12 May 2026

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...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 2nd Edition: Exclusive Papers Collection of the Editorial Board of Sexes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
765 Views
12 Pages

The Gendered Role of Resilience in First Responders in South Africa

  • Anita Padmanabhanunni and
  • Tyrone B. Pretorius

1 May 2026

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...

(This article belongs to the Section Gender Studies)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,884 Views
21 Pages

23 April 2026

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...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,204 Views
13 Pages

Sexual Cognitive Schemas Mediate the Relationship Between Personality and Sexual Function

  • Zsuzsanna Kövi,
  • Veronika Mészáros,
  • Zsuzsanna Mirnics,
  • Nahathai Wongpakaran,
  • Tinakon Wongpakaran and
  • Krisztina Hevesi

22 April 2026

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...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 2nd Edition: Exclusive Papers Collection of the Editorial Board of Sexes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,346 Views
13 Pages

Development and Psychometric Validation of the Attitudes Toward Contraceptive Use Scale (ACUS) in University Students

  • María Fernández-Martínez,
  • Sebastián Sanz-Martos,
  • Cristina Fernández-Martínez,
  • Ganna Ovsyeyenko and
  • Carmen Álvarez-Nieto

14 April 2026

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...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2,083 Views
14 Pages

New Directions for Sexual Consent in a Digitized World: A Narrative Review

  • Rebecca Fisico,
  • Margaret C. McKinnon and
  • Heather Moulden

31 March 2026

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...

(This article belongs to the Section Sexual Behavior and Attitudes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
779 Views
11 Pages

Self-Reported Aspects of Vulvodynia Assessed Through the Administration of an Online Questionnaire

  • Cristina Rizzo,
  • Antonella Verrone,
  • Sofia Galeazzi,
  • Lidia Morgante and
  • Giuseppe Morgante

30 March 2026

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...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 2nd Edition: Exclusive Papers Collection of the Editorial Board of Sexes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,627 Views
20 Pages

Let’s Write About It: Rethinking Sexual Consent Through Therapeutic Writing with Women in Chile

  • Anita Tobar-Henríquez,
  • Bárbara Berger-Correa,
  • Sofía Monsalves and
  • Ernesto Guerra

26 March 2026

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...

(This article belongs to the Section Sexual Behavior and Attitudes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,223 Views
19 Pages

26 March 2026

(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,...

(This article belongs to the Section Sexual Diversity: Orientation, Gender, Identity, and Attraction)
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