Daily diary study on reasons to not engage in sex in mixed-sex couples. Men and women equally likely to report "joint" reasons, or those that weren't directly associated with one specific person (either self or partner), eg "It just didn't happen."

In these 124 cluster cases, 73% of transmissions occurred PRIOR TO SYMPTOM ONSET. (Preprint) Transmission of corona virus disease 2019 during the incubation period may lead to a quarantine loophole medrxiv.org/content/10.110… #COVID19 #coronapocolypse #SocialDistancingNow

Unexpected entertainment from the virtual #SSSS2020 conference: With the talented ASL interpreters front and center, trying to figure out the signs for sexual terms like orgasm, sexual desire, masturbation, and pornography

Our new paper on romantic relationships and substance use! Free access link. Some findings: Young adults more likely to binge drink and use marijuana when with a romantic partner (vs not); nicotine use also more likely, but only if partner support is high authors.elsevier.com/a/1d4Gt-CmUs0q…

My research on Expectations and Sexual Desire in Romantic Relationships is out! Men expected orgasm far more than women; when manip, emotional closeness had the strongest effects on desire (m+w); pleasure was stronger for women's desire tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The Role of Gendered Entitlement in Understanding Inequality in the Bedroom - Fascinating paper on how and why men are deemed more entitled to orgasm than women journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Seeking participants for a Kinsey Institute study about peoples’ sexual experiences and sexual health behaviors. Must be age 18+, fluent in English, and residing in the United States. Participants are eligible to win gift card raffles. Learn more here: ow.ly/uWnR50I2CGQ

Participate in @SexScience! Survey takes about 25min to complete

ADHD symptoms are often misperceived as disrespect, laziness, or selfishness. When loved ones recognize them for what they truly are, their relationships can flourish. bit.ly/3uVUfJn

Our new paper! Intercourse frequency immediately increased once HC began, and remained high for 12+ months across most methods (except the shot). Points to the powerful role of reduced pregnancy fears in facilitating intercourse among young women. #sexscience #sex #birthcontrol

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Have you ever wondered what young adults themselves believe about the orgasm gap? In my second official research publication w @Dr_DSanchez, we asked 276 heterosexual cisgender sexually active undergrads to report on driving forces behind the orgasm gap doi.org/10.1177%2F0361…

Women have far lower expectations of orgasm during sex than men, and orgasm expectations have equally strong influence on sexual desire for men and women tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #orgasm #desire #sexscience #orgasmgap

Love is hard to predict. Using machine learning & tons of psychological variables, this study was unable to predict which relationships will improve (or fall apart) over time. The only factor that mattered was how satisfied the couple is right now, and even that was marginal.

Great write-up of our paper! Women are more likely to engage in sexual intercourse when using hormonal contraception, study finds via PsyPost.org psypost.org/2022/07/women-…

Did you ever want to reach out to someone but decided not to, thinking that your spontaneous text of a phone call wouldn’t be welcome? Turns out, many of us underestimate just how much others appreciate hearing from us: doi.org/10.1037/pspi00…

Is porn a useful source of sex info for sexual minority men? @clairedstout presents that men learned about behaviors to try, how to have sex, what/who they are attracted to, and how to talk to partners. #SSSS2022

"Memory suppression is not only possible but adaptive, possibly protecting people against anxiety and depression." ow.ly/uqLV50LuKc4

New findings from SageLab! Increased arousal --> higher desire for partner if relationship satisfaction was high. If relationship satisfaction was low, increased arousal-->higher attractive other desire: tandfonline.com/doi/metrics/10… #sexscience #KinseyInstitute #research #science

The 'orgasm gap' (the finding that heterosexual men orgasm more often than women) is persistent across racial groups, but is largest among White and Asian adults and smallest among Hispanic and Black adults. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…