Psychology & Sexuality

Papers
(The median citation count of Psychology & Sexuality is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Subcultural webs of (health)care in kinked communities of gay fist-fuckers17
Understanding the distribution of recent deliberate self-harm among young LGBTQ+ australians16
Workplace harassment as a moderator of sexual minority employees’ minority stress and psychological distress15
Bereavement in older age in LGBTIQ adults13
A consequence of tradition: the influence of heteronormativity on the lived realities of gay and bisexual men in Kenya13
Developing and piloting an online articulated thoughts in simulated situations (ATSS) paradigm to explore drinking to cope among sexual minorities13
Self-compassion as a mediator of the relationship between social support and identity affirmation in sexual minority adults11
Asexual individuals report high preferences for femininity in male and female faces11
Narrating the experience of minoritised sexual identity development in context: a study of three generations11
The virility-fertility tradeoff: effects of fatherhood on (precarious) masculinity, sexual esteem, and sexual depression9
Compassion and gender diversity: evaluation of an online compassion-focused therapy group in a gender service9
Global BIPOC sexualities and the erasure of pleasure: an intersectional review of Psychology & Sexuality , 2010–20249
A sexual empowerment process predicting heterosexual women’s sexual pleasure8
“When men were men”: the effects of Gender Nostalgia on bias against trans men and women8
Self-injury in young bisexual people: a micro-longitudinal investigation (SIBL) of rumination and binegativity on non-suicidal self-injury8
‘You would be able to relate to me if you let me talk. I promise, I’m not so different’ . An interpretative phenomenological analysis of lesbian women’s experiences of talki8
Identity and belonging of LGBTQ+ SWANA young adults in Australia: a qualitative study8
Systematic review of queer and minority identities in romantic relationships research7
Measuring sexual self-concept: a methodological review7
The investment model of commitment: examining asexual and aromantic populations using confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis7
What the hell are you doing? A PRISMA systematic review of psychosocial precursors of slut-shaming in adolescents and young adults7
Behavioural responses to SOGIE-based harassment among university students: a qualitative study on bystander intervention in the Philippines7
Exploring the prevalence and characteristics of self-labelled identity, coping, and mental health among BDSM-practicing adults in the United States6
“Are you safe?”: using the regulatory focus theory to understand Indian heterosexual and queer dating app users’ strategies to mitigate the risks of online dating6
‘You’re straight until proven gay’ – a qualitative exploration of identity development among gay men who have ‘come-out’ as ‘late bloomers’6
For sex, ulterior motives or relief: a latent profile analysis of individuals who sext their relationship partner(s)6
Pain characteristics, sexual script flexibility, and penetration control cognitions in those experiencing anodyspareunia6
A “social cure” for minority stress? Individual and collective identity strategies on the mental health outcomes of lesbian and gay people6
The impact of transgender minority stress and emotion regulation on suicidality and self-harm6
“You know, they’re the safe space to go home to” : exploring psychological mechanisms underlying companionships between animals and LGBTQA+ Australians5
Prejudice against gender and sexual diversity among soldiers of the Brazilian army5
Development and validation of a measure of attitudes towards sex doll ownership5
Parameters of masturbation: effects of gender and sexual orientation5
Kinky volunteers: unpacking dungeon monitor motivations, roles, and social dynamics in semi-public BDSM venues in the United States5
Examining the orgasm gap in a diverse sample with mixed methods5
Investigating the prevalence of involuntary sexually oriented thoughts and their relation to pornography use5
Navigating cultural change together in an LGBTQ+ intergenerational community in Chicago4
Is the sexual sensation seeking scale a reliable instrument? addressing multiple factor structures in a Colombian sample4
A qualitative double perspective investigation of the psychosocial implications of discrimination and coping strategies of gay men in Tunisia4
The role of queer people of colour identity affirmation on psychological flexibility amid everyday discrimination among Black sexual and gender minority adults4
Narrative processing of anti-LGBTQ+ victimisation: exploring themes of redemption and meaning4
‘Let’s talk about condoms’: Development and validation of the Expanded Condom Negotiation Scale (ECNS)4
Ambiguity tolerance and desire to practice or actual involvement in various types of consensual non-monogamy4
The moderating role of ambivalent sexism in the relationship between multidimensional heterosexism and attitudes towards same-sex parenting: an exploratory analysis with clinical implications4
The integration of queer-related curriculum in psychology training in Aotearoa/New Zealand: a survey with programme directors4
Intersectional belonging and the social cure: Identity centrality as a pathway to well-being for Black LGBTQ+ adults4
Family acceptance and psychological well-being among Chinese LGBT university students: serial mediation by self-esteem and sexual identity acceptance4
Navigating intersectionality among South Asian LGBTQIA+ emerging adults in Australia3
Fear of being single moderates the link between relationship status and psychological or sexual well-being3
Fisting intimacy: The sexual scripting of intimacy in gay men’s anal fisting3
Double discrimination against bisexual people: a systematic review and meta-analysis of source differences*3
Transgender and gender expansive emerging adults: the moderating role of thwarted belongingness on mental health3
Is it easier to explore one’s identity as a minority? Determinants of neurodivergence and queerness acceptance3
Psychosocial effects of stigma on community connectedness among gay Arab Australian men3
Network-based insights into distress and sexual addiction: intersectional differences in heterosexual and gender/sexual minority populations3
Lay theories of decreasing homophobia in the UK among an older heterosexual cohort3
Holding hands: LGBTQ people’s experiences of public displays of affection with their partner(s)3
‘The short answer is just that they’re fun’: recreational fear and queer joy in haunted attractions3
Different impacts of traditional bullying and cyberbullying in Chinese LGB adolescents and young adults: a moderated mediation analysis3
To feel safe inside and out: The effect of self-compassion and social safeness underlie the relationship between parental invalidation and borderline features in sexual minority adults3
Collective resistance as a means to healing. A narrative participatory study with sexual minority refugee & asylum-seeking people3
Fat fuckers and fat fucking: a feminine ethic of care in sex therapy3
Social-psychological and socio-structural correlates of negative attitudes towards asexuals’ parenting rights2
”I don’t want to say the wrong thing”: mental health professionals’ narratives of feeling inadequately skilled when working with gender diverse adults2
Associations with LGBTQ+ mental health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic2
Reflective functioning and mentalised affectivity among therapists working with LGBTQ+ patients: associations with the therapeutic alliance2
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV-positive men who have sex with men: (dis)connection to social, sexual, and health networks2
A systematic review on differences in sexual satisfaction of women as a function of sexual identity2
Correction2
Neuroqueer: an exploratory study of lived experiences at the intersection of queer and neurodivergent identities2
Investigating the relationship between non-consensual condom removal and the dark triad of personality2
The interaction between perceived chronological age and physical sexual development in attractiveness judgements made by people who are attracted to children2
Shame as a moderator of attachment and sexual satisfaction2
Which social support network matters? dating violence, internalised homophobia, and self-concealment among South Korean LGB individuals2
Acceptability and determinants of using male hormonal contraceptives: a systematic review from a gender perspective2
Do attitude functions and perceiver demographics predict attitudes towards asexuality?2
Chinese lesbian and bisexual women’s experiences of technology-facilitated sexual violence and associations with mental health symptoms2
Parasocial contact reduces anti-LGBTI+ prejudice via enhanced perspective-taking and lowered symbolic threat2
“Much like skydiving, I would really rather avoid it if I can”: asexual and allosexual adults’ motives for not having sexual experiences2
‘Sometimes it’s easier to seek support in the wrong places’: LGBTQIA+ individuals’ experiences of gambling harms2
Beyond risk: how attitudes towards oral sex, masturbation, and pornography correlate with positive sexuality in emerging adults2
‘Why are PrEP gays always like this … ’: psychosocial influences on U.K.-based men who have sex with men’s perceptions and use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis2
Sexual consent attitudes mediate gender differences in responsibility attributions for a heterosexual date rape scenario2
Effects of transgender identity labels on perceptions of gender minorities2
One fits all? A person-centred analysis of experiences and practices in consensual non-monogamous relationships2
The role of sexual assertiveness in understanding consent: insights from BDSM sexualities2
Configuration of sex-gender identities in Chilean non-binary people: the role of cultural context and resistances to dominant narratives2
Predictors of burnout and resilience in individuals offering peer support within the LGBTQ+ community1
Why is absent/low sexual desire a mental disorder (except when patients identify as asexual)?1
Polyamorous and ambiamorous adolescents: a first empirical look at mental health in an LGBTQ+ sample1
Disconnected and ashamed: early maladaptive schemas, self-stigma and resilience among the asexual population from Poland1
‘Everyone in Poland invents their own way of being gay’: ageing, ageism, and body image among gay men aged 50 and older1
Navigating identity on the move: the adaptation and well-being of LGBTQIA+ Slovak immigrants in Czechia1
Attitudes towards school-based affective and sexual educational (ASASE) programmes scale: preliminary validation and psychometric properties1
Critical consciousness, LGBTQ+ collective action, and mental health outcomes among LGBTQ+ young adults1
Beyond transitioning: committing to, exploring, and reconsidering transmasculine identity1
“Silent or Silenced?”: Cross-sectional Findings of Internalised Homophobia and Intimate Partner Violence as Mediators between Stigma and Concealment Motivation Among Men who have Sex with Men in Malay1
Support needed from inside and out: social support and self-compassion as negative determinants of psychiatric symptoms among Polish gays, lesbians, and bisexuals experiencing minority stress1
Interventions to reduce prejudice against bisexual people and bisexuality: a systematic review and meta-analysis1
Identity, stigma, and resilience: psychosocial effects of emerging sexual awareness on early adolescents’ well-being in Ghana1
Asking about me: the impact of identity-related questions from others on asexual peoples’ well-being and functioning1
Intersex people’s experiences of medical interventions, sex education, and physical intimacy1
An exploratory investigation of body esteem, body dissatisfaction and body change behaviours in sexual minority young adults from a risk and protective perspective1
Condom use in casual sexual relationship scripts1
“My body is in the way”: a phenomenological exploration of nonbinary people’s experiences of their bodies1
Heterosexist events and psychological problems: internalized homophobia as a mediator and perceived parental support as a moderator1
“Sex without Sexual Attraction?“: Perceived Sexual Experiences of Indian Sex-favourable Asexuals1
’70 is not the limit’: discourses on sexuality and ageing among migrant and non-migrant women in Finland, Russia and Israel1
Stereotyping bisexuality: warmth, competence, and category-level prejudice in the Stereotype Content Model1
“I had to stay true to myself”: transgender and gender diverse feminine adolescents’ experiences with gender identity disclosure during online partner seeking1
Psychological distress mediates the link between bullying and truancy in Australian LGBQ+ adolescents with experiences of homelessness1
Psychological health among adult offspring of lesbian parents at a time of anti-LGBTQ+ oppression1
Experiences and correlates of cyber dating abuse in sexual and gender minority adolescent girls and feminine teens: implications for psychological wellbeing1
Associations of BDSM fantasies and practices with insecure attachment styles1
Implications of substance use among sexually diverse men in Mexico: insights from mobile app use1
Bears, leathermen, drag queens, twinks, and more! A scoping review of subcultural identity groups of men who have sex with men1
COVID-19-induced psychological distress and sexual quality of life of healthcare workers: a global scoping review1
Unveiling the stressful experiences faced by asexual individuals in South Korea: a consensual qualitative study1
Developing and validating the ambivalent prejudice towards gay men scale (APGS): Initial evidence of hostile and benevolent prejudice towards gay men in the United Kingdom1
Pro- and anti-LGBT activism as the case of system-challenging and system-supporting collective action1
Predictors of perceptions toward blaming the victim, excusing the perpetrator, and supporting the victim in intimate partner violence scenarios involving transgender women1
Racial differences in mental health among sexual and gender minority individuals1
Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in gay Australian men: exploring social support and self-compassion as protective factors1
Food and alcohol disturbance and alcohol use among sexual minority women: an examination of the role of minority stressors1
Community (dis)connectedness and identity among LGBTQIA+ people during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative cross-sectional and longitudinal trajectory study1
PrEP acceptability and self-efficacy in men who have sex with men: the roles of identity, trust and knowledge1
Fear of victimisation among LGBTQ+ students at Latine-focused institutions v. predominately white institutions: an examination across sexuality, gender identity, and ethnoracial identity1
‘Black sheep supporting Black sheep’: Black bisexual men (communal) coping with internalised stigma1
The impact of sexual orientation conversion therapies on transgender individuals1
The relationship between schema modes and problematic pornography use in youth: the mediating role of emotional dysregulation1
Behavioural addictions and compulsive behaviours based on sexual orientation: the role of gender1
Same-sex parented families: can stigma contribute to resilience?1
The effect of psychological interventions for reducing internalised stigma in sexual and gender minorities: a systematic review and meta-analysis1
News coverage on transgender celebrities in Belgium: Parasocial contact, attitudes, and policy support1
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