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UrduRecent data shows that kids are interested in and participating in sexual behavior. According to the CDC’s 2023 “Youth Risk Behavior Survey,” 30% of high school students reported being sexually active.
Tag: SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
Health care providers missing opportunities to talk about sexual health with young people
Less than one-third of adolescents report conversations about sexual health during annual visits
Escort services and strip clubs don’t increase sex crimes
A new paper in The Economic Journal , published by by Oxford University Press, indicates that the presence of adult entertainment establishments may decrease sex crimes, significantly. The role of entertainment establishments (strip clubs, escort services, adult bookstores, and adult…
Study reports on experiences of LGB Vietnam-era veterans
Greater trauma burden linked with PTSD, poorer mental health
Genetics plays important role in age at first sex and birth
Hundreds of genetic drivers affect sexual and reproductive behaviour Combined with social factors, these can affect longevity and health An Oxford-led team, working with Cambridge and international scholars, has discovered hundreds of genetic markers driving two of life’s most momentous…
Persistent Stereotypes Falsely Link Women’s Self-Esteem to Their Sex Lives
New research published in the journal Psychological Science reveals a pervasive but unfounded stereotype: that women (but not men) who engage in casual sex have low self-esteem. This finding was consistent across six separate experiments with nearly 1,500 total participants.…
LGBT+ Youth Manifesto launched for a more inclusive society
A new manifesto created by LGBT+ youth groups and sociolinguistics experts at the University of Nottingham has been launched to call for a more inclusive society in the UK. The manifesto presents a 12-point plan to address the many situations…
New research shows ridesharing services reduce sexual assault
Research Study Key Takeaways: Ridesharing can reduce a passenger’s risk of being a target of sexual assault by providing a more reliable and timely transportation option for traveling to a safer place. The entry of Uber into a city contributes…
Bringing sexy back: What Australian men and women find attractive in a potential mate
When it comes to sexual attraction, women rate age, education, intelligence, income, trust, and emotion connection higher than men who put a greater priority on attractiveness and physical build says new research from QUT.
Poor grasp of dating violence in college perpetuates ‘boys will be boys’ views
Study reveals how college-age women conceptualize violence in dating relationships and the role technology plays
The level of satisfaction with life in Spain is marked by household financial capacity
The aim of the research is to examine whether unequal participation in providing financial resources and performing household chores is associated with differences in levels of life satisfaction
Sexual receptivity and rejection may be orchestrated by the same brain region
In many species, including humans and mice, the fluctuating levels of the hormones progesterone and estrogen determine whether the female is fertile or not. And in the case of mice, whether she’s sexually receptive or not. The change in receptivity…
Under 30 and sexually active? It’s a good idea to get tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care recommends routine screening
People do not learn from regretting one night stands
A lot of people think regret must be a good thing because it helps you not repeat a mistake, right?
Mice naturally engage in physical distancing, study finds
MIT neuroscientists have identified a brain circuit that stops mice from mating with others that appear to be sick
Social, not just biological factors, key in increased knee injuries among girls and women
University of Bath press release
Why Are Young Adults Having Less Casual Sex?
Casual sex is on the decline for both young men and women, according to a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study that found less alcohol consumption among both genders is a major reason while playing video games and living at home with parents are another—but only for men.
The economic fallout from a #MeToo scandal
New research from Copenhagen Business School finds sexual harassment in the workplace severely hurts company value. “Sexual harassment has serious consequences for the victim. But it is also something managers and investors should be interested in for purely financial reasons,…
Why do some straight men have sex with other men?
According to nationally-representative surveys in the United States, hundreds of thousands of straight-identified men have had sex with other men. In the new book Still Straight: Sexual Flexibility among White Men in Rural America released today, UBC sociologist Dr. Tony…
Women missing out on workplace mentoring post #MeToo
38% of young females reported that their interactions with males were different following to the #MeToo movement. Male managers were significantly less likely to mentor or interact with female employees
The role of adult playfulness in romantic life
While play and playfulness have been studied well in children, their structure and consequences are understudied in adults. A new article published in Social and Personality Psychology Compass highlights available research on this topic and also examines why playfulness is…
Easing the burden on transgender and nonbinary graduate students
Report offers suggestions to relax a “toxic” atmosphere
Drug to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women of ‘very limited use’
Drug approved by the US Food and Drug Administration now shown ineffective – participants preferred a placebo
Study: Moral outrage is attractive among long-term relationship seekers
Research finds that people who display, and act on, moral outrage are seen as more benevolent and trustworthy, traits that are advantageous to long-term relationships.
One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to products for preventing HIV from anal sex
The initial insights from the study, aptly named DESIRE (Developing and Evaluating Short-acting Innovations for Rectal Use), are being reported on March 6 in a Science Spotlight session at the virtual meeting of the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections…
Online dating: Super effective, or just… superficial?
According to the Pew Research Center, 1 in 10 American adults have landed a long-term relationship from an online dating app, such as Tinder, OKCupid and Match.com. But what compels people to “swipe right” on certain profiles and reject others?…
Culturally tailored intervention boosts safe sex, reduces drinking among young Black women
Weekend workshops with group therapy component dually address safe sex and risky alcohol use
80% of sexual abuse victims in Spain who seek public compensation receive nothing
An expert from the UOC and participant in the European FAIRCOM project reveals that between 1998 and 2018 only 20% of the public compensation applied for was granted
Study suggests link between DNA and marriage satisfaction in newlyweds
Variation in a specific gene could be related to traits that are beneficial to bonding and relationship satisfaction in the first years of a marriage
Lemurs show there’s no single formula for lasting love
Brain imaging reveals that not all monogamous mammals are ‘wired for love’ in the same way
Why ‘warts and all’ Zoom dates spell success
Attraction expert delivers good news for anyone dating during lockdown
Reimbursing hospitals for postpartum contraception could prevent unintended pregnancies
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A new study finds that providing people who have recently given birth access to long-acting reversible methods of contraception, such as intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants, could help prevent them from unintentionally falling pregnant in…
FGM safeguarding policies are alienating UK’s African diaspora communities
AHEAD of tomorrow’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, by the United Nations, FORWARD, the leading African women-led organisation working to end violence against women and girls, and the University of Huddersfield have published new research that…
U.S. Air Force Academy intervention reduces unwanted sexual contact by over 40 percent
Study led by George Mason University College of Health and Human Services faculty finds that prevention program effectively reduces unwanted sexual contact among Air Force Cadets, addressing gap in rigorously tested interventions.
New book uncovers cross-dressing in 18th century British lit
Sapphic Crossings , a new book by the Women’s and Gender Studies program director at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, explores why cross-dressing women were popular in 18th century British literature. Ula Lukszo Klein’s research for the academic book, available…
Bottoms are up at the HIV Research for Prevention Virtual Conference
Rectal microbicide gels well-tolerated, with dosing changes necessary for HIV protection
Size matters: How the size of a male’s weapons affects its anti-predator tactics
Scientists demonstrate in a species of beetle that males adopt different survival tactics depending on the size of their mandibles, which they use as weapons
‘Be a man’: Why some men respond aggressively to threats to manhood
Fragile sense of masculinity, or reliance on others’ views, triggers a macho response
‘Tri-active’ contraceptive gel combines spermicidal, anti-viral, libido-enhancing agents
Researchers from North Carolina State University have created a trifunctional contraceptive gel that contains spermicidal, anti-viral and libido-enhancing agents in one formulation. When tested in a rat model, the gel both enhanced male libido and prevented pregnancy in 100% of…
Competition among human females likely contributed to concealed ovulation
Human females rely on aids like charting, test strips or wearable tech to identify periods of fertility. Some animals, like baboons, undergo obvious physical changes during ovulation. How did fertility become so hard to detect in humans? For nearly half…
GM plant grows insect sex pheromone compounds needed for green pest control in agriculture
GM plant to give boost to green insect controls
Why do males have to wait for ’round 2′? The reason may be different from what we think
If you type into a search engine – “why do men have to wait before having sex again?” – you will very quickly come across Prolactin. This little hormone is thought to be involved in hundreds of physiological processes in…
Dating apps don’t destroy love
Contrary to earlier concerns, a UNIGE study has shown that people who met their partners on dating applications have often stronger long-term relationship goals, and that these new ways of meeting people encourage socio-educational and geographical mixing
Gates Foundation helps UC study sexual health of South African youth
Researchers show that rural girls look to social and cultural influences, not modern medicine, to prevent pregnancy and disease
Brain gene expression patterns predict behavior of individual honey bees
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An unusual study that involved bar coding and tracking the behavior of thousands of individual honey bees in six queenless bee hives and analyzing gene expression in their brains offers new insights into how gene regulation contributes…
Community-based programs reduce sexual violence, study shows
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 22, 2020 – Through small, neighborhood classes, researchers at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Promundo-US significantly reduced sexual violence among teenage boys living in areas of concentrated disadvantage. The study, published today in JAMA , is the…
Young people embrace new model of teaching sexual consent, study finds
Sexual health charity Brook has adopted these latest research findings in its teaching methods
Measuring broken hearts: divorce has negative effects on physical and mental health
Going through a divorce is extremely challenging and previous research has highlighted the adverse effects that it can have on divorcees.
Growing risks of STIs in over-45s
Society’s reluctance to talk about older people having sex has led to increased numbers of STIs in age group
Loyal couples in the rainforest
Since methods for genetic paternity analyses were introduced it became clear that many pair-living animal species, including humans, do not take partnership fidelity that seriously. In most species there is some proportion of offspring that is not sired by their…