The Journal of Sex Research articles from August 2004

The Journal of Sex Research archives from August 2004

Sexual addiction, sexual compulsivity, sexual impulsivity, or what? Toward a theoretical model.
August 1, 2004... Increasing attention is being paid to the concept of sexual behavior that is, in some way, out of control. Much of the recent literature has employed two currently fashionable concepts: compulsive sexual behavior and sexual addiction. At this...

The relationship between indicators of sexual compulsivity and high risk sexual practices among men and women receiving services from a sexually transmitted infection clinic.
August 1, 2004... Sexual compulsivity is associated with high rates of sexual behavior and may increase risks for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV infection. Individuals who are preoccupied with sex and lack control of their sexual impulses...

Sexual behavior and responsiveness to sexual stimuli following laboratory-induced sexual arousal.
August 1, 2004... Emotion can be construed as fundamentally an action disposition, a tendency to do something (Frijda, 1986; Lang, 1993). In this view emotions serve the satisfaction of goals and generate relevant action (such as fight-flight or approach)....

Correlates of negative attitudes toward gay men: sexism, male role norms, and male sexuality.
August 1, 2004... Research has shown that heterosexual men tend to hold more negative attitudes toward homosexuality than heterosexual women do (Kite & Whitley, 1996, 1998). More specifically, men's attitudes toward gay men are generally more negative than are...

Evaluation of two school-based HIV prevention interventions in the Border City of Tijuana, Mexico.
August 1, 2004... In Mexico, over 86% of all known cases of HIV/AIDS can be attributed to sexual transmission (Secretaria de Salud de Mexico, 2000). Because adolescence is a time when many young people first engage in sexual activities, this period presents a...

Asexuality: prevalence and associated factors in a national probability sample.
August 1, 2004... Asexuality, the state of having no sexual attraction for either sex, has been studied only sparingly. Related issues are sexual aversion disorder and hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), which have been studied more frequently in recent...

Power, desire, and pleasure in sexual fantasies.
August 1, 2004... Most people engage in sexual fantasy at least occasionally (Hsu et al., 1994; Kinsey, Pomeroy, & Martin, 1948; Kinsey, Pomeroy, Martin, & Gebhart, 1953; Sue, 1979) and such fantasies are generally recognized as part of a healthy sexuality...

Actual and desired duration of foreplay and intercourse: discordance and misperceptions within heterosexual couples.
August 1, 2004... A mutually satisfying sexual relationship is complex. It involves the pairing of two individuals, each with his or her own idiosyncratic set of tikes and dislikes. Each, in the language of Simon and Gagnon (1968), with a unique ideal sexual...

The decloseting of masturbation?(The Joy of Self-Pleasuring: Why Feel Guilty About Feeling Good?)(Masturbation as Means of Achieving Sexual Health)(Masturbation: The History of a Great Terror)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... The Joy of Self-Pleasuring: Why Feel Guilty About Feeling Good? By Edward L. Rowan. Amherst, NY: Prometheus, 2000, 226 pages. Paper, $19.00. Masturbation as Means of Achieving Sexual Health. Edited by Walter O. Bockting and Eli Coleman....

Psychology and sexual orientation.(Psychological Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Experiences, 2nd ed.)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... Psychological Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Experiences (2nd ed.). Edited by Linda D. Garnets and Douglas C. Kimmel. New York: Columbia University Press, 2003, 562 pages. Cloth, $62.50; paper, $36.00. For those seeking an...

The enlightenment as genesis of 18th-century masturbation degeneracy hysteria.(Solitary Sex: A Cultural History of Masturbation)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... Solitary Sex." A Cultural History of Masturbation. By Thomas W. Laqueur. New York: Zone Books, 2003, 496 pages. Cloth, $34.00. Why did social hysteria about masturbation appear so dramatically in Europe at the beginning of the 18th-century?...

Using dynamic nonlinear mathematical models to explain patterns of marital interaction and the failure of marital therapy.(The Mathematics of Marriage: Dynamic Nonlinear Models)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... The Mathematics of Marriage: Dynamic Nonlinear Models. By John M. Gottman, James D. Murray, Catherine C. Swanson, Rebecca Tyson, and Kristin R. Swanson. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2002, 403 pages. Hardcover, $42.95. This book shows how...

Getting retro and peering ahead: the history of psychoanalysis and homosexuality around the world.(The Mental Health Professions and Homosexuality: International Perspectives)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... The Mental Health Professions and Homosexuality: International Perspectives. Edited by Vittorio Lingiardi and Jack Drescher. New York: The Haworth Medical Press, 2003, 223 pages. Softcover, $25.00. Students or scholars interested in...