Casual sexual relationships and experiences (CSREs) are common and emotionally
significant occurrences. Given the uncommitted, often emotionally complicated nature of …

Sexual scientists must choose from among myriad methodological and analytical
approaches when investigating their research questions. How can scholars learn whether …

Background There is growing recognition that autistic females present with more diverse
gender and sexual identities than their non-autistic counterparts. Likewise, autistic females …

There is a persistent gender difference in how positively young adults react to casual sex,
with men reporting slightly more positive responses than women. Multiple factors have been …

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 …

This classic and invaluable reference handbook, written for sex researchers and their
students, has now been completely revised in a new, fourth edition. It remains the only easy …

The dating landscape has changed markedly in recent years, with many emerging adults
taking a less committed approach to relationships and sex (eg,“hooking up”). Delayed …

There has been a longstanding debate about what constitutes hooking up. To date, little
research has analyzed how hookups are being defined such that the field can foster …

Casual sexual relationships and experiences (CSREs) are still considered to be detrimental
to the psychological well-being of youth even though findings remain inconclusive. Most …

The present study investigated the mediating role of the number of hookup partners and the
moderating role of loneliness in the link between sexting and emotional reactions after a …