The Journal of Sex Research articles from May 2006

The Journal of Sex Research archives from May 2006

A theory-based approach to understanding sexual behavior at Mardi Gras.
May 1, 2006... Mardi Gras is an annual festival in New Orleans that begins 47 days before Easter and ends the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (Gotham, 2002; Sexton, 1999). Its roots are grounded in French culture, as early explorers brought the tradition of...

Examining links between cocaine use and street-based sex work in new South Wales, Australia.
May 1, 2006... There has been increasing interest in recent years in the study of sex workers as a marginalized group at increased risk for a range of poorer mental and physical health outcomes (Vanwesenbeeck, 2001). Previous research has documented the risks...

Race, ethnicity, gender, and generational factors associated with the coming-out process among gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals.
May 1, 2006... Identification with the gay, lesbian, or bisexual (GLB) community revolves around the concept of a common marginalized sexual identity. This community identification process has often been examined in the context of coming out, when an...

Attitudes toward homosexuality among U.S. residents of Mexican descent.
May 1, 2006... Many authors have noted that homosexuality is stigmatized among U.S. residents of Mexican descent and, more generally, in Latino communities in the United States (Ayala & Dfaz, 2001; Diaz, 1998; Diaz, Ayala, Bein, Henne, & Marin, 2001;...

The relationship between negative mood and sexuality in heterosexual college women and men.
May 1, 2006... It is well-recognized that clinical depression is associated with a reduction in sexual interest and response (Beck, 1967; Kennedy, Dickens, Eisfeld, & Bagby, 1999; Schreiner-Engel & Schiavi, 1986), an association that may be more marked in...

The ebb and flow of marital lust: a relational approach.
May 1, 2006... In general, sexual motivation ensures continuation of the human species. However, on a day-to-day basis, sexual motivation (lust or sexual desire) plays an equally important role as one stimulus for social behavior toward desirable others....

Non-erotic thoughts: content and relation to sexual functioning and sexual satisfaction.
May 1, 2006... The development and persistence of sexual problems is not well-understood, even though the rate of sexual difficulties within the general population is very high and may be associated with psychological and relationship problems. In a survey of...

Gender differences in the enactment of sociosexuality: an examination of implicit social motives, sexual fantasies, coercive sexual attitudes, and aggressive sexual behavior.
May 1, 2006... Sociosexuality refers to a person's willingness to engage in sexual activity with a variety of partners outside of a romantic relationship (Simpson & Gangestad, 1991). In recent years, sociosexuality has typically been measured by using the...

The sexual partnerships of people with serious mental illness.
May 1, 2006... The transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) among people with serious mental illness has garnered attention in the public health community over the past 20 years (National Institute of...

Peep show establishments, police activity, public place, and time: a study of secondary effects in San Diego, California.
May 1, 2006... The members of the Community Defense Counsel of Scottsdale, Arizona, a politically conservative, religious-based organization devoted to the strict regulation or elimination of sex businesses, have a theory about sexual communication and place....

Do peep shows "cause" crime? A response to Linz, Paul, and Yao.(Critical essay)
May 1, 2006... Government regulation of adult entertainment businesses, including peep shows, must be aimed at mitigating adverse secondary effects such as crime. To determine whether San Diego's regulations meet this Constitutional threshold, Linz, Paul, and...

Peep show establishments, police activity, public place, and time: a response to McCleary and Meeker.
May 1, 2006... First, let us dispel one unseemly insinuation made by McCleary and Meeker (2006) in their response to our article--the notion that because this research was conducted as part of a lawsuit, it is not to be trusted and perhaps not even published,...

A Horrible New Disease Sweeps Early Modern Europe.(Sins of the Flesh: Responding to Sexual Disease in Early Modern Europe)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Sins of the Flesh: Responding to Sexual Disease in Early Modern Europe. Edited by Kevin Siena. Toronto: Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, Victoria University in the University of Toronto, 2005, 294 pages. Paper, $28.00. ...

Between Mail-Order Brides and Turbo-Folk Women: Eastern Europe's Sexualities in Transition.(Sexuality and Gender in Postcommunist Eastern Europe and Russia)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Sexuality and Gender in Postcommunist Eastern Europe and Russia. Edited by Aleksandar Stulhofer and Theo Sandfort. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, 2005, 410 pages. Paper, $24.95. "I felt an intensity of emotion, a fleshly intimacy, that...