The current study investigated the influence of Machiavellianism, a personality trait
characterized by a manipulative interpersonal style and willingness to exploit others …

Introduction There is a lack of theoretical and empirical knowledge on how sexual desire
functions and interacts in a relationship. Aim To present an overview of the current …

The human sexual response to sexually arousing stimuli is a motivational incentive-based
cycle comprising subjective experience and physiologic changes. Clinical and empirical …

Engagement in casual sex (or hooking up) is generally feared to have negative well-being
consequences; however, empirical evidence is inconclusive, pointing toward potential …

Current models of sexual responding emphasize the role of contextual and relational factors
in shaping sexual behavior. The present study used a prospective diary design to examine …

This paper explores how people (n= 1,093) who identify as asexual or on the ace spectrum
(ie, graysexual, demisexual) define sex behaviorally using a list of 22 specific behaviors and …

The present research uniquely compared male control theory (MCT) versus female control
theory (FCT) to illuminate motives for the sexual double standard (SDS), whereby men gain …

Although the link between sex and attachment was made decades ago (Hazan & Shaver,),
theories on sexual and attachment functioning have been developed in relative isolation …

Abstract Background/Objective The transition to parenthood encompasses several
psychological and relational changes that might contribute to couples' high levels of stress …

The sexual behavioral system evolved to motivate reproductive acts by arousing sexual
desire. Building on the idea that this system has also been “exploited” by evolutionary …