Recently added articles from The Journal of Sex Research:

Editorial.(Editorial)

Feb 01, 2008; Graham, Cynthia A. ... The first issue of The Journal of Sex Research appeared in March 1965, making it the longest-running of the sexology and gender-related journals; as the front cover of the inaugural issue proclaimed, "The Journal of Sex Research is the only journal devoted entirely to the scientific ...

In memory of Albert Ellis (1913-2007).(In memoriam)

Feb 01, 2008; Reiss, Ira L. ... I knew Albert Ellis as a friend for more than 50 years. I will try to afford the reader insight into the Albert Ellis I knew. Al did not do much small talk or attend many cocktail parties--he focused on doing therapy, writing books, and discussing controversial issues. My interaction with ...

In memory of Robert W. Hatfield, Ph.D.(In memoriam)

Feb 01, 2008; Connell, Kelly J. ... Robert W. Hatfield died on July 19, 2006. He was a very active member of the Society since 1984, having been elected to the Board of Directors in 2002, and was due to be formally sworn in as President at the 2006 Annual SSSS Meeting. Bob received his higher education at the ...

Sampling television programs for content analysis of sex on TV: how many episodes are enough?(Report)

Feb 01, 2008; Manganello, Jennifer ... Researchers regularly conduct studies of sexual content on television using content analysis methods. Content analyses of television programs typically are conducted to examine what sexual messages people are exposed to (e.g., Kunkel, Eyal, Finnerty, Biely, & Donnerstein, 2005; Collins et ...

Perceptions of sources of sex education and targets of sex communication: sociodemographic and cohort effects.(Report)

Feb 01, 2008; Sprecher, Susan ... A majority of adolescents initiate sexual activity by the time they reach age 18 (for a review, see Willetts, Sprecher, & Beck, 2004). Because teens generally are not consistent users of contraception, however, negative outcomes can result from teenage sex, including unintended ...

Sexual deception as a social-exchange process: development of a behavior-based sexual deception scale.(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2008; Marelich, William D. ... Prevalence of lying and deception within our society is found in countless forms, including literature, movies, self-help books, advice columns, and websites. According to Buller and Burgoon (1994), deception involves "controlling information to alter the target's beliefs or understanding ...

Women's scores on the Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitation Scales (SIS/SES): gender similarities and differences.(Report)

Feb 01, 2008; Carpenter, Deanna ... The central assumption of the dual control model (Bancroft, 1999; Bancroft & Janssen, 2000; Janssen & Bancroft, 1997) is that sexual arousal and response result from a balance between inhibitory and excitatory mechanisms of the central nervous system. Individual propensities for sexual ...

Women's erotic rape fantasies: an evaluation of theory and research.(Report)

Feb 01, 2008; Critelli, Joseph W. ... Sexual fantasies or daydreams can range from brief thoughts or images to stories with detailed plotlines. They may deal with actual past experiences, purely imagined experiences, or a mixture of both (Leitenberg & Henning, 1995). Although psychology has emphasized the study of overt ...

Latino sexual styles: developing a nuanced understanding of risk.(Report)

Feb 01, 2008; Bourdeau, Beth ... Within the next 50 years, Latinos are predicted to make up 25% of the U.S. population (U.S. Census, 2000a). It is estimated that Latino youth numbers are growing even faster, reaching 25% of the youth population in less than 25, not 50, years (U.S. Census, 2000b). Despite the increase in ...

Chimps do it, homo erectus did it, we do it; and in a rich variety of ways!(Handbook of the Evolution of Human Sexuality)(Book review)

Feb 01, 2008; Davies, Alastair P.C. ... Handbook of the Evolution of Human Sexuality. Edited by Michael Kauth. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, 2006, 395 pages. Softcover, $50.00. The Handbook of the Evolution of Human Sexuality, hereafter HEHS, published simultaneously as a special issue of Journal of Psychology & ...

Peering through stained glass windows: how religion colors U.S. adolescents' sexuality.(Forbidden Fruit: Sex & Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers)(Book review)

Feb 01, 2008; Goodson, Patricia ... Forbidden Fruit: Sex & Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers By Mark Regnerus. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007, 290 pages. Hardcover, $25.00. Not since the release of Jeffrey Moran's Teaching Sex (Moran, 2000), and Janice Irvine's Talk about Sex (Irvine, 2002), has ...

The good life: moral and ethical sexual considerations.(Sex and Ethics: Essays on Sexuality, Virtue, and the Good Life)(Book review)

Feb 01, 2008; Philaretou, Andreas G. ... Sex and Ethics: Essays on Sexuality, Virtue, and the Good Life. Edited by Raja Halwani. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007, 276 pages. Hardcover, $78.00. The edited book Sex and Ethics delves into the intersection of moral and ethical value systems and sexuality by investigating ...