It is time to better understand why personality traits predict consequential outcomes, which
calls for a closer look at personality processes. Personality processes are mechanisms that …

Abstract Purpose of Review Alcohol use is prevalent among college students and may
contribute to sexual risk behavior engagement. A narrative review of the recent empirical …

Across three studies, we demonstrate that pursuing sex for approach goals, such as to
enhance intimacy, fuels satisfaction and pursuing sex for avoidance goals, such as to avoid …

How can couples keep the sexual spark alive in long-term relationships? The current study
draws upon existing research and theory on both communal relationships and approach …

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 …

Approximately 4% of individuals in North America participate in consensually
nonmonogamous (CNM) relationships, wherein all partners have agreed to additional …

Introduction Dyspareunia and vaginismus are the most common sexual pain disorders
(SPDs). Literature suggests that many women with dyspareunia continue with intercourse …

Previous correlational research has demonstrated an association between people's reasons
for having sex (ie, their sexual goals) and their sexual desire and sexual and relationship …

Casual sex, also referred to as a hookup, has been associated with a range of negative
emotional outcomes for women, including regret, anxiety, depression and social stigma …

Introduction Although impaired sexual function is relatively common, not all sexual
impairments are associated with distress. To date, most studies on protective and risk factors …