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Sexes, Volume 7, Issue 4

2026 December - 7 articles

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Articles (7)

  • Review
  • Open Access
165 Views
20 Pages

27 October 2026

Sexual well-being extends beyond the absence of sexual dysfunction and includes relational, emotional, and autonomy-related dimensions. This integrative narrative review synthesised direct evidence concerning Type D personality, attachment, intimacy,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
146 Views
16 Pages

Understanding Beliefs About Sexuality in Later Life: A Latent Profile Analysis of Attitudes, Knowledge, and Ageism

  • Verónica Estruch-García,
  • María Dolores Gil-Llario and
  • Encarnación Satorres

27 October 2026

Sexuality remains an important component of well-being across the lifespan, yet perceptions of sexuality in later life may be shaped by knowledge, ageist beliefs, and broader sexual attitudes. This study aimed to identify distinct profiles based on a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
196 Views
13 Pages

The Dual Nature of Digital Dating on Mental Health: A Moderated Mediation Analysis of Attachment, Coping, and Depression Among Single Dating App Users

  • Daniele Mollaioli,
  • Tommaso B. Jannini,
  • Giuliana Raffa,
  • Laura Compagnone and ,
  • Andrea Sansone,
  • Giacomo Ciocca,
  • Emmanuele A. Jannini and
  • Erika Limoncin
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

23 October 2026

Although single individuals represent a significant portion of the population and are more motivated in their adoption of Dating Applications (DAs), their experiences in relation to psychological well-being remain inadequately explored. Grounded in a...

(This article belongs to the Section Sexual Behavior and Attitudes)
  • Review
  • Open Access
310 Views
28 Pages

7 October 2026

Breast cancer frequently affects sexual well-being, with long-lasting consequences for intimacy, relationship functioning, and quality of life. Although couple-based psychosexual interventions are increasingly recommended within survivorship care, li...

(This article belongs to the Section Women's Health and Gynecology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
469 Views
14 Pages

Ambiguous Loss and Disenfranchised Grief in Cisgender Relatives of Transgender People: A Scoping Review

  • Tamara Rodríguez Pérez,
  • Cristo Manuel Marrero-González,
  • Héctor Vera Ortega and
  • Alfonso Miguel García Hernández

6 October 2026

Background: The gender transition of a family member may reshape meanings, expectations, and relational positions within the family system, leading some cisgender relatives to describe experiences of loss, ambivalence, and relational rupture. Methods...

(This article belongs to the Section Sexual Diversity: Orientation, Gender, Identity, and Attraction)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3,849 Views
15 Pages

1 October 2026

This study explored the association between pornography consumption and self-reported sexual behavior among male students from two campuses of a South African public university in an HIV risk region. Using a quantitative, cross-sectional survey desig...

(This article belongs to the Topic Social, Structural and Behavioral Interventions for HIV Prevention)
  • Article
  • Open Access
602 Views
15 Pages

Differential Associations of Emotion Regulation Strategies and Sexual Attitudes with Sexual Shame: A Generalized Additive Model Analysis

  • Daniele Mollaioli,
  • Paula Majoran,
  • Giacomo Ciocca,
  • Andrea Sansone and ,
  • Tommaso B. Jannini,
  • Giovanni Luca Gravina,
  • Emmanuele A. Jannini and
  • Erika Limoncin
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

22 September 2026

Sexual shame is a complex, self-conscious emotion that can severely disrupt sexual and relational well-being. While emotional experiences and cognitive beliefs heavily influence human sexuality, the specific roles of emotion regulation strategies and...

(This article belongs to the Section Sexual Behavior and Attitudes)
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