Recently added articles from The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality:
Canadian university students' perceptions of the practices that constitute "normal" sexuality for men and women.(Report)
Dec 22, 2008; ... Abstract: This study investigated perceptions of "sexual normalcy" in a sample of male and female undergraduate students (N = 104) using modified versions of the Normal Sexual Behaviours Inventory (Kite, 1990). Participants were randomly assigned to the version in which a female actor ...
Conference announcements.(Brief article)(Calendar)
Dec 22, 2008 ... 2009 ANNUAL MEETING, SOCIETY FOR SEX THERAPY AND RESEARCH (SSTAR) April 2-5, 2009. Arlington, Virginia. CONFERENCE INFORMATION: sstarnet.org HIV/STD PREVENTION IN RURAL COMUNITIES; SHARING SUCCESSFUL STRATGIES VI April 16-18, 2009. Indiana ...
Enjoyment of sexual activities and attributions of enjoyment to the other gender.(Report)
Dec 22, 2008; ... Abstract: This study of heterosexually self-identified introductory psychology students sought to determine whether the sexes would differ in their self-ratings of enjoyment for various sexual activities, how they would attribute enjoyment of each activity to the other sex, and how ...
The feasibility and acceptability of handheld computers in a prospective diary study of adolescent sexual behaviour.(Report)
Dec 22, 2008; ... Abstract: The use of electronic prospective diary methods for the collection of sensitive information such as sexual behaviour has become increasingly more prevalent, and a body of research examining respondent reactions to these methods has emerged. Unfortunately, this research has relied ...
The state is still in the bedrooms of the nation: the control and regulation of sexuality in Canadian criminal law.
Dec 22, 2008; ... Abstract: Canada has seen a considerable relaxing of linguistic and visual taboos related to sexuality over the past 50 years. This article explores the response of modern criminal law to such changes with particular emphasis on the inability of obscenity and indecency laws to resist the ...
Male Sex Work: A Business Doing Pleasure.(Book review)
Dec 22, 2008; ... Male Sex Work: A Business Doing Pleasure Morrison, Todd G. and Bruce W. Whitehead (Eds). Binghamton: Haworth Press, 2007, 328pp + xxvi. ISBN: 978-1-56023-727-3, $29.50 paper, $85.00 hardcover. This edited volume draws together leading academics who conduct research on male sex ...
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health: a special theme issue of the Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality (CJHS).(Preface)
Sep 22, 2008; ... On March 14-15, 2008, an invited group of researchers, policy makers and community leaders in the field of adolescent sexual health gathered at the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to contribute to a series of research presentations and round-table discussions entitled "An ...
Sexuality and sexual health of Canadian adolescents: yesterday, today and tomorrow.(Commentary)(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Abstract: A profile of the sexual health and behaviours of contemporary Canadian adolescents is developed based on current research and compared to adolescents in the latter half of the 20th century. While notable changes occurred in the sexual lives of youth between the late 1950s and the ...
Characteristics of Canadian youth reporting a very early age of first sexual intercourse.(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Abstract: The present study examined the correlates of having experienced first sexual intercourse (FSI) at a very early age using a large, national classroom sample of Canadian adolescents from the Canadian Youth, Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Study (Boyce et al., 2003). Most of the ...
Difficulties with sexual functioning in a sample of male and female late adolescent and young adult university students.(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Abstract: Despite the considerable research attention given to sexual health outcomes such as sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies among youth, little is known about either the positive or problematic aspects of sexual functioning in late adolescence and early young ...
Stigma management? The links between enacted stigma and teen pregnancy trends among gay, lesbian, and bisexual students in British Columbia.(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Abstract: Over the past decade, several large-scale school-based studies of adolescents in Canada and the U.S. have documented health disparities for lesbian, gay and bisexual teens compared to their heterosexual peers, such as higher rates of suicide attempts, homelessness, and substance ...
Conference announcements.(Conference news)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2008 ... 2009 ANNUAL MEETING, SOCIETY FOR SEX THERAPY AND RESEARCH (SSTAR) April 2-5, 2009. Arlington, Virginia. CONFERENCE INFORMATION: sstarnet.org AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SEXUALITY EDUCATORS, COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS 41ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE ...
Challenging ethno-cultural and sexual inequities: an intersectional feminist analysis of teachers, health partners and university students' views on adolescent sexual and reproductive health rights.(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Abstract: Research on sexual health education has lacked a critical analysis of the implementation of curricula through the lens of human rights. Drawing on feminist theories we explore how sexual health education incorporates the intersections of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) with ...
Trends in sexual health and risk behaviours among adolescent students in British Columbia.(Report)(Survey)
Mar 22, 2008; ... Abstract: Regular monitoring of trends in sexual health and sexual behaviours among adolescents provides strong evidence to guide intervention programs and health policies. Using the province-wide, school-based British Columbia (BC) Adolescent Health Surveys of 1992, 1998, and 2003, this ...
Understanding AIDS-related bereavement and multiple loss among long-term survivors of HIV in Ontario.(Report)
Mar 22, 2008; ... Abstract: AIDS-related bereavement has been linked in recent studies with rapid HIV-symptom onset and increased mortality among people living with HIV. Social support and social environments are important elements in grief resiliency and hastened recovery. This study examined the impact of ...
Urine drop-off testing: a self-directed method for STI screening and prevention.(sexually transmitted infections )(Survey)(Clinical report)
Mar 22, 2008; ... Abstract: Within bathhouses in many urban centres across North America, nurses provide traditional, face-to-face STI testing services for gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV, hepatitis B, and syphilis. Because these services require the physical presence of a nurse, they are not accessible for men ...
Rising reported rates of chlamydia among young women in Canada: what do they tell us about trends in the actual prevalence of the infection?(Research Update)(Report)
Mar 22, 2008; ... Abstract: This article explores possible explanations for the rise in reported chlamydia rates among young women in Canada between 1997 and 2004 and considers whether rising rates can be used to infer a parallel increase in the actual prevalence of the infection. The transition to more ...
Conference Announcements.(Brief article)(Calendar)
Mar 22, 2008 ... 30TH ANNUAL GUELPH SEXUALITY CONFERENCE Enhancing Sexual Health in a Rapidly Changing World June 9-11, 2008, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario. Keynote speakers: Lori Brotto, Esther Perel and Uzma Shakir Preconference: June 9; Conference: ...
Chlamydia screening of adolescent and young adult women by general practice physicians in Toronto, Canada: Baseline survey data from a physician education campaign.(Report)
Sep 22, 2007; ... Abstract: The current study surveyed primary care physicians to gather information on their testing practices for Chlamydia trachomatis among 15- to 24-year-old young women and to identify factors associated with their likelihood of doing such testing. The Canadian Guidelines on Sexually ...
Initiating new sexual behaviours in heterosexual relationships.(Report)
Sep 22, 2007; ... Abstract: Sixty-four female and 33 male university students participated in a study of how relationship partners introduce new sexual behaviours into an ongoing relationship. Participants rated the likelihood that a hypothetical couple would use differing tactics to initiate a new sexual ...