OOIR: Observatory of International Research

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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Bots and nots: safeguarding online survey research with underrepresented and diverse populations	25
Gender euphoria: a grounded theory exploration of experiencing gender affirmation	22
Critical femininities: a ‘new’ approach to gender theory	21
Sexual consent: Exploring the perceptions of heterosexual and non-heterosexual men	18
Intersex lived experience: trauma and posttraumatic growth in narratives	15
Social Anxiety Among Sexual Minority Individuals: A Systematic Review	15
Identity resilience, social support and internalised homonegativity in gay men	14
Negotiating relationships with powerfulness: using femme theory to resist masculinist pressures on feminist femininities	12
UK university students’ perceptions and negotiations of sexual consent	11
Exploring anti-asexual bias in a sample of Australian undergraduate psychology students	10
The effect of masculinity threat on transprejudice: Influence of different aspects of masculinity contingent self-worth	10
The experiences of lesbian, gay and bisexual people accessing mental health crisis support helplines in Australia	10
How is masculinity ideology related to transprejudice in Turkey: the mediatory effect of femmephobia	9
‘It’s just absolutely everywhere’: understanding LGBTQ experiences of queerbaiting	9
Asexual identity development and internalisation: a scoping review of quantitative and qualitative evidence	9
Perceived stigma and erotic technology: From sex toys to erobots	8
Sexual consent cues among sexual minority men in the United States	8
‘It’s how the world around you treats you for being trans’: mental health and wellbeing of transgender people in Aotearoa New Zealand	8
‘It’s my definition of a relationship, even though it doesn’t fit yours’: living in polyamorous relationships in a mononormative culture	7
Differences between Australian bisexual and pansexual women: an assessment of minority stressors and psychological outcomes	7
How do mental health professionals describe their experiences of providing care for gender diverse adults? A systematic literature review	7
Regulatory focus and perceived safety with casual partners: implications for perceived risk and casual sex intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic	7
‘A Blank slate body:’ Cis individuals’ descriptions of their androgynous body ideals	7
The Vices and Virtues of Consensual Non-Monogamy:A Relational Dimension Investigation	7
Characteristics and functions of subcultural identities in the lives of gay, bisexual, and queer-identifying men in Australia	6

Exploring LGBT resilience and moving beyond a deficit-model: findings from a qualitative study in England	6
Motivations behind catcalling: exploring men’s engagement in street harassment behaviour	6
Mental health issues and needs of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, refugee claimants and refugees in Toronto, Canada	6
Holding hands: LGBTQ people’s experiences of public displays of affection with their partner(s)	6
Asexuality and relationship investment: visible differences in relationship investment for an invisible minority	6
Fisting intimacy: The sexual scripting of intimacy in gay men’s anal fisting	6
Why men don’t say no: sexual compliance and gender socialization in heterosexual men	6
”A lot to fall back on”: experiences of dyspareunia among queer women	6
Fat fuckers and fat fucking: a feminine ethic of care in sex therapy	6
‘Why is it so different now I’m bisexual?’: young bisexual people’s experiences of identity, belonging, self-injury, and COVID19	5
Quality of life and sexual satisfaction in women with endometriosis: the moderator role of symptom severity	5
Ideological beliefs and gender essentialism: relations to individual and normative opposition to same-sex parent families	5
Intersectional expansiveness borne at the neuroqueer nexus	5
‘A certain evolution’: a phenomenological study of 24/7 BDSM and negotiating consent	5
Testing whether the combination of victimization and minority stressors exacerbate PTSD risks in a diverse community sample of sexual minority women	5
Mental health and general psychological processes among asexual, bisexual, and gay/lesbian college students in the United States	4
Minority stress in same-gender male romantic relationships: When does it impact relationship commitment?	4
Examining substance-involved sexual experiences and consent communication by sexual identity	4
Recruiting cisgender female couples for health disparity-focused daily diary research: challenges, successes, and lessons learned	4
Individuals in same-sex relationships maintain relational well-being despite the frequency and severity of heterosexism	4
(Un)desirable approaches in therapy with Swedish individuals practicing BDSM: client’s perspectives and recommendations for affirmative clinical practices	4
Gender and sexual minority status as predictors of sexual consent attitudes among cisgender young adults	4
Heterosexual-identified men’s endorsement of masculinity ideologies moderates associations between pornography consumption, body satisfaction and sexual functioning	4
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV-positive men who have sex with men: (dis)connection to social, sexual, and health networks	4
‘An impossible dream’? Non-binary people’s perceptions of legal gender status and reform in the UK	4
Sexual gender roles and stereotypes and the sexual double standard in sexual satisfaction among Portuguese college students: an exploratory study	4
Between social and biomedical explanation: queer and gender diverse young people’s explanations of psychological distress	4
Intersex people’s experiences of medical interventions, sex education, and physical intimacy	3
Attachment buffers against the association between childhood sexual abuse, depression, and substance use problems among transgender women: a moderated-mediation model	3
The impact of transgender minority stress and emotion regulation on suicidality and self-harm	3
A meta-analysis of the reliability of the Sexual Self-Esteem Inventory in Women (SSEI-W) measure	3
Changing beliefs about gender: the relation between contact with gender nonconforming individuals and gender essentialism	3
Intimate partner violence as masculine accomplishment: resistance to victimhood in accounts of violence by gay men in urban South Africa	3
Problematic sexual desire discrepancy in heterosexuals, gay men and lesbian women: differences in sexual satisfaction and dyadic adjustment	3
Him, her, them, or none: misgendering and degendering of transgender individuals	3
The role of religion in explaining the relationship between sexual prejudice and the rejection of marriage equality	3
Mental health literacy in India and Australia and its relationship to attitudes towards LGBT people	3
Psychological and demographic predictors of support for same-sex marriage: an Australian survey	3
How Do Women’s Attitudes Towards Heterosexual Men Differ By Their Sexual Orientation? A Test of Competing Hypotheses	3
Rethinking the dichotomy of sexual identity and relational intimacies: Chinese gay men’s mental health in mixed-orientation marriages	3
Progressive, but promiscuous and confused: perceptions of sexual minority identity labels in a nationally representative sample	3
Intersectional health disparities: the relationships between sex, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation and depressive symptoms	3
What the hell are you doing? A PRISMA systematic review of psychosocial precursors of slut-shaming in adolescents and young adults	3
Sexual-specific disgust sensitivity mechanisms in homonegativity and transnegativity; the mediating role of right-wing authoritarianism (RWA)	3
Minority stress and sexual minorities of colour: the mediating role of mastery	3
Support networks of transmasculine and nonbinary young adults during chosen name transition	3
A qualitative investigation of the romantic relationship experiences. of South Korean lesbians in early adulthood	2
Examining the communication of gender roles to parents: a quantitative content analysis of online birth congratulations cards	2
Monkeypox spread among men who have sex with men: how do people explain this relationship? A quali-quantitative study of beliefs among heterosexual and non-heterosexual Italian individuals	2
Optimal Theory case conceptualisation: An African-centred therapeutic approach with Black LGBQ clients	2

The history of the medicalisation of rapid ejaculation—A reflection of the rising importance of female pleasure in a phallocentric world	2
Out, proud, and resilient: effects of sexual identity labels on perceptions of sexual minorities	2
The role of faith in the experience of grief among sexually diverse individuals: a systematic review	2
Psychometric properties of the Thai version of the Internalized sexual stigma scale for research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations	2
Transgender-specific factors related to healthcare professional students’ engagement in affirmative practice with LGBTQ+ clients	2
Who counts as a sexual partner? Women’s criteria for defining and sorting through their sexual histories	2
Building bridges and breaking down silos: A framework for developing interdisciplinary, international academic-community research collaborations for the benefit of sexual and gender minority youth	2
Eros under patriarchy: A study of Basson’s ‘sexual response model’	2
Associations between subcategories of disgust sensitivity and homonegativity: examining intergroup contact as a moderator	2
Exploring the prevalence and characteristics of self-labelled identity, coping, and mental health among BDSM-practicing adults in the United States	1
Acceptability and determinants of using male hormonal contraceptives: a systematic review from a gender perspective	1
‘You don’t look for love on grindr, that’s for sure’: a qualitative investigation into dating app use of Australian same-sex attracted men	1
What happens when people refuse to go along with orgasm coercion? An assessment of refusal strategies, perpetrators’ subsequent reactions, and relationship and psychological outcomes	1
”I don’t want to say the wrong thing”: mental health professionals’ narratives of feeling inadequately skilled when working with gender diverse adults	1
Bidimensional self-esteem and sexual functioning among Malaysian young adults: the moderating role of relationship status	1
LGB widowhood: the association between partner loss and psychological well-being	1
Critical psychology perspectives on LGBTQ+ mental health: current issues and interventions	1
The impact of sexual orientation conversion therapies on transgender individuals	1
Grief in later life: symbolic losses and unsolicited gains following the death of a same-gender partner	1
First time sexual experiences of sexual minority adolescent girls in the United States	1
A test of the rejection identification model among gay men in Turkey	1
An exploratory investigation of body esteem, body dissatisfaction and body change behaviours in sexual minority young adults from a risk and protective perspective	1
LGB+ and heterosexual-identified people produce similar analogies to intersex but have different opinions about its medicalisation	1
Compassion and gender diversity: evaluation of an online compassion-focused therapy group in a gender service	1
A development and validation of the polish version of sexual communication self-efficacy scale in women	1
Community (dis)connectedness and identity among LGBTQIA+ people during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative cross-sectional and longitudinal trajectory study	1
The Effects of Body Esteem Dimensions on Sexual Esteem in Men	1
Motives for security and sexual activity among single individuals at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Understanding auditory gaydar experiences of lesbian women and gay men	1
Functional, communicative, and hybrid barriers to accessing mental health care in LGBTQ+ communities	1
Pain characteristics, sexual script flexibility, and penetration control cognitions in those experiencing anodyspareunia	1
Examining pandemic stress and mental health among a community-based sample of sexual minority women in Los Angeles County	1
Minority stress, perceived social support, and depression in people diverse in sexual and gender minority status	1
Workplace experiences of LGBTQIA+ trainees, staff, and faculty in academic psychology, psychiatry, and neuroscience departments	1
Shame as a moderator of attachment and sexual satisfaction	1
Sexual fetishes: sensations, perceptions, and correlates	1
Subjective well-being: a pilot study on the importance of emotion regulation, gender identity and sexuality	1
Hidden grief is complicated: identity concealment as a minority stressor and relational-cultural barrier among bereaved sexual and gender minoritized elders	1
Effects of affective arousal on risky sexual decision-making in US emerging adult college students	1
Is the sexual sensation seeking scale a reliable instrument? addressing multiple factor structures in a Colombian sample	1
Closeness and distance: relationships and sexuality during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States	1