2026 September - 20 articles
Neurodiversity and sexual and gender diversity have usually been investigated as separate domains of human difference. A growing literature reports substantial intersections, most clearly for autism and, to a lesser extent, attention-deficit/hyperact...
The withdrawal of international donor funding poses significant challenges for organisations serving marginalised populations, particularly where external resources are central to service delivery. This study explored the role of USAID withdrawal in...
Female sexuality during emerging adulthood represents a period of identity, relational, and sexual exploration that may be shaped by experiences of fear, influencing how women live and interpret their sexual encounters. The aim of this study was to i...
Background: Sexual rejection is central to sexual communication and consent, yet little is known about whether individuals display distinct patterns of rejection behaviors. This study identified profiles of sexual rejection behaviors and their predic...
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among female athletes’ perceptions of coach behaviors, responses to sexual harassment in sport, ambivalent sexist attitudes, and attitudes toward sexual harassment. A quantitative cross...
The available evidence on partner bereavement in LGBTIQ+ populations, which is predominantly based on lesbian, gay, and bisexual participants in Western settings, suggests that such bereavement cannot be understood solely as an individual response to...
Introduction: Sexual consent is a multidimensional construct involving both internal willingness and external communication, yet validated French-language instruments assessing these dimensions remain scarce. Objective: This study aimed to validate F...
The success of HIV treatment is primarily measured through viral load suppression. However, little is known regarding the association between sexual union status and viral suppression among older adults. This study aimed to assess the association bet...
This study explored the relationships between 2D:4D ratio, a biological marker influenced by prenatal androgen exposure, and personality traits among members of the BDSM community. The 2D:4D ratio, calculated by dividing the length of the second (ind...
Cultural constructions of masculinity in rural South Africa perpetuate gender-based violence (GBV), yet women’s perspectives remain underexplored, particularly in the high-prevalence OR Tambo District. This study examined women’s percepti...
Social media influences community social issues in varied ways, yet their effects on teenage pregnancy remain uncertain. The purpose of this study is to explore how social media and human experiences are entangled in shaping teenage pregnancy in the...
Women’s health in middle age is influenced by the physical and hormonal changes associated with perimenopause and menopause, phenomena that have been extensively studied from a biological perspective. However, there remains a gap in our underst...
In recent years, scholarship has increasingly explored the intersections of theology, liturgy, and transgender identities. At the same time, transgender individuals continue to encounter resistance, exclusion, and stigmatization within many religious...
(1) Background: Beliefs about love may influence relationship functioning, attitudes toward commitment, and relationship quality. The aim of the study was to examine the relationships between stable and unstable beliefs about love, relationship funct...
In this article, I argue that the sexualities of Black rural women in post-apartheid South Africa are shaped by the enduring legacies of colonialism and apartheid. Drawing on African feminist, Black feminist, and decolonial scholarship, I conceptuali...
Ischemic priapism, the most prevalent subtype, constitutes over 95% of all priapism cases, with an estimated annual incidence of 5.34 per 100,000 men in the United States. Characterized by impaired venous outflow and reduced cavernosal blood flow, it...
Background: Education and employment are widely promoted as pathways to reducing intimate partner violence (IPV) through enhanced economic independence and bargaining power. However, evidence from settings characterised by entrenched gender inequalit...
Romantic relationships are central to adult life, yet contemporary social, cultural, and technological transformations have reshaped how individuals navigate intimacy. This study examines how Greek millennials conceptualize short- and long-term roman...
Background and Objectives: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health concern, with nearly one in three women experiencing rape, physical assault, stalking, emotional manipulation, or a combination of these behaviors in their lifetime....
Refugees identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersexual (LGBTQI) may experience discrimination not only prior to and during flight but also within the host country, including stigmatisation by other refugees. Such experien...
