Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Papers
(The TQCC of Sexuality Research and Social Policy is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
The Attitudes and Participation of Men in Making Decisions About the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy58
Mental Health Disparities Between Lesbian Mothers and Heterosexual Parents: the Mediating Role of Positivity50
Evaluation of the Transfer of Training for a Sexual Assault Resistance Program Enhanced with Sexuality Education50
Othering and Marginalizing the “Queer” in Rwanda: Findings from Public Perceptions and Lived Experiences of LGBT People41
Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Minority Stress Scale Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals in Croatia36
How do Young People Feel About a BrAC Limit for Consenting to Sex After Consuming Alcohol?34
Marriage Equality and Activity Limitations Among Older Adults in Same-Sex Relationships32
Mental Health Effects of Fetishization and Intimate Partner Violence in Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults: The Role of Internalized Transphobia and Social Support32
Sex Workers’ Everyday Security in the Netherlands and the Impact of COVID-1924
The Barriers That Adolescents and Young Adults with Endometriosis Experience in the United States: A Conceptual Review and Model23
Religious-Cultural Context, Sexual Abuse, and Well-Being: The Case of Haredi Boys in Israel22
Beyond Ingrained Stigma: a Critical Intersectional Analysis of Sex Work, Social Equity, and Canada’s PCEPA Legislation21
Have You Heard the News? The Effects of Exposure to News About Recent Transgender Legislation on Transgender Youth and Young Adults19
“They are Giving Folks Permission to Discriminate and Hate”: A 4-Year Longitudinal Analysis of Perceived Impact of the Trump Administration on LGBTQ + Individuals and Relationships, 2017–202019
Sexual Well-Being in Older Adults: a Qualitative Study with Older Adults from Portugal and Slovenia18
Mental Health of Sexual Variant People in Pakistan17
Factors Associated with Medical Mistrust Among Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults17
Attitudes Toward HIV-Positive Status Disclosure Among U=U-Aware Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals in the USA: a Consensual Qualitative Research Approach17
The Experience of Sexual Desire Among Male Adolescents in Malaysia Detained for Sexual Intercourse with an Underage Partner: An Exploration Using the Incentive Theory of Sexual Motivations17
Sexual Desire in Postpartum Healthcare: Another Missing Discourse16
Discrimination Against LGB Employees in Japanese Corporations and Their Willingness to Continue Working16
Predictors of Engagement in Abortion-Related Activism Before and After the Nomination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh15
“Love the sin, hate the sinner”: Attitudes Towards Sexuality Among Mainline and Evangelical Protestants in the USA15
Correction to: Factors Influencing the Re-engagement of School Dropout Adolescent Girls into the Education System Following the Enactment of the Re-entry Policy in Zambia: A Qualitative Study15
Relationship Between use of Dating apps and Sociodemographic Variables, Sexual Attitudes, and Sexual risk Behaviors15
Child Psychological Adjustment in Planned Gay Father Families: A Meta-analysis14
Race-Ethnicity Omission in LGBTQIA+ Youth Research in the Netherlands: A Scoping Review14
Perceived Impact of Marriage and Concerns About the Future of Marriage Equality: A Mixed-Methods Study of LGBTQ+ Married Individuals in the United States13
The Role of Family Support and Dyadic Adjustment on the Psychological Well-being of Transgender Individuals: An Exploratory Study13
Trans Bans Expand: Anti-LGBTIQ+ Lawfare and Neo-fascism13
Antecedent Ideological Profiles and Negative Socio-political Outcomes of LGBTQ+ Conspiracy Beliefs13
“I Wish They Would Have a Class for Parents About Talking to Their Kids About Sex”: College Women’s Parent–child Sexual Communication Reflections and Desires13
A Qualitative Exploration of Trans Adults’ Experiences of Engaging with Health Professionals in Australia13
Protective Behaviors in Police Encounters Among LGBT + Youth and Young Adults: Differences by Race, Ethnicity, and Sociopolitical Involvement13
“What I’m Trying to Say Is That Some Nurses Are Good While Some Are Not Good”: Diverse Attitudes of Health Workers Providing Sexual and Reproductive Health Services to Young People in Nigeria13
Beyond the Risk Discourse: Photovoice as Critical-Pedagogical Tool of Sexuality Education for Adolescents13
The Relationship Between Trait Emotional Intelligence and Sexting in Adolescence12
“I Wish I Had Been Told the Truth Sooner”: The Sexuality Education College Women Wish They Had12
Strategies to Improve the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Youth Involved with the Child Welfare System: A Systematic Review12
Investigation of Adherence to Immunosuppressive Therapy, Perceived Spousal Support and Sexual Dysfunction in Female Liver Recipients12
Relationship between Religion and Public Attitudes toward Same-Sex Marriage: Examining the role of Traditional Chinese Religions through a Case Study of Hong Kong12
The Gender-Specific Binegativity Scale: Validation in a Spanish Sample of University Students and Proposal of a Brief Version12
Online Sex Education Based on the Good Enough Sex Model on Newlywed Couples: A Protocol for Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing Male Partner Involvement11
Who Counts as a Sexual Subject? The Impact of Ableist Rhetoric for People with Intellectual Disability in Sweden11
Bias-Motivated Physical or Verbal Violence Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Findings from the Lisbon Cohort of MSM11
“There’s no roadmap for this”: Asexual and Aromantic Students’ Healthy Intimate Relationships11
Perceptions of Mothers’ Competence and Morality: the Role of Attribution of Responsibility, Gender Role Beliefs, and Sexual Prejudice11
“Take It Easy, I’ll Tell You if There’s Something Wrong”: Young Cisgender Heterosexual Men and Sexual Communication During Casual Sex in Australia11
Precarious Employment: A Neglected Issue Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Workers11
Putting the “Comprehensive” in Comprehensive Sexuality Education: a Review Exploring Young Adult Literature as a School-based Intervention10
Balancing Community and Research Needs in Gender Measurement Decisions10
Towards a Transnational Sexual Health Research and Policy Agenda: the European Sexual Medicine Network Delphi Study10
Exploring the Impact of LGBTIQ Policies on Childhood: A Comparative Analysis in Three EU Countries10
A Multilevel Model to Assess the Effectiveness of an Affective-Sexual Education Program for People with Intellectual Disabilities: the Influence of Participants’ Characteristics10
From Digital Health Literacy to a Digital and Data Capabilities Approach to Sexual Health10
Inconsistent Condom Use and Risk Taking Among People Who Inject Drugs in Saveh: Finding from a Cross-Sectional Study in Iran10
Religiosity as a Protective Factor for Bullying Victimization and Substance Use in the USA: Examining Differences for Heterosexual and Sexual Minority African American Adolescents in Chicago’s Southsi10
Responding to “Don’t Say Gay” Laws in the US: Research Priorities and Considerations for Health Equity10
Accessing Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Chile: Women with Disabilities and Their Experience with Gynaecological and Obstetric Violence10
Sexual Agency on Social Media During Adolescence: A Systematic Review10
Defying Distance: Practitioner Perspectives on the Impact of Telehealth on LGBTIQ + Family Violence Service Access in Regional Australia9
Reproducing the Hetero-Masculine Order at Work: The Sexual Harassment of LGBTQ + Employees9
A Qualitative Study of First HIV Test Experiences Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents9
The Dynamics of Intimate Relations in Residential Settings for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Social Workers’ Perspective9
Effects of the Australian Marriage Equality Postal Vote and Debate on Same-Sex Romantic Relationships: A Qualitative Investigation9
Sexual Pleasure Matters (Especially for Women) — Data from the German Sexuality and Health Survey (GeSiD)9
An Analysis of Mpox Communication on Reddit vs Twitter During the 2022 Mpox Outbreak9
How Social Support Affirms Identity in LGBQ Adults: A Qualitative Exploration9
Possible Consequences of the Criminalization of Sex Work in Spain, Inferred from COVID-19 Lockdown Measures9
Comparison of Sexual Violence Perpetration Rates Among Gay, Lesbian and Heterosexual Cisgender Adults9
“It Was a Complete Violation of Everything”: LGBT + Veterans’ Experiences of Discrimination and Oppression Through the Exemptive UK Military “Gay Ban” Policy9
Sexting Behaviors Before and During COVID-19 in Italian and Colombian Young Adults9
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Among Donor-Conceived Offspring in the U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study from Adolescence to Adulthood9
Contested Meaning of Sex Work: The Working Realities of Muslim Sex Workers Under Government Policies Banning Sex Work in Surabaya, Indonesia8
The Sexual Orientation Microaggression Inventory Short Form (SOMI-SF): Validation in Three Samples of Racially/Ethnically Diverse Sexual Minority Youth8
Breaking Down the Dams: An Ecological Systems Lens on Dental Dams Using Qualitative Methods8
Examining Disordered Eating Behaviors Associated with Gender Dysphoria and Minority Stress among Transgender Adults in the Deep South8
Internalized Homonegativity and Demoralization Syndrome in Chinese Gay Men: The Mediating Role of Sexual Orientation Concealment and Sense of Self8
How Artistic Actions Can Foster Sensitivity to Equality in Diversity in Public University Participants and Observers8
Genitourinary Pain, Sexual Distress, and Quality of Sexual Life in Women with and without Vulvodynia8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Syphilis Co-Infection in China: a Retrospective Observational Study8
Healthcare Discrimination and Mental Health Outcomes in Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Non-binary Adults8
Changes in Online Sexual Activities During the Lockdown Caused by COVID-19 in Spain: “INSIDE” Project8
Sexual Orientation, Homophobic Attitudes, and Self-Perceived Pornography Addiction8
Scientific Integrity and Pediatric Gender Healthcare: Disputing the HHS Review8
Early Contraception and Continuity of Maternal Health Care in Primiparous Adolescents and Young Adults from Low- and Middle-Income Countries: the Case of Mexico8
Access to Sexual Health Services and Support for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: an Australian Cross-sector Survey8
Gendered Queer Occupational Disparities in Male-Dominated Professions: Sexual Minority Workers in Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields8
Judicial Precarity and Familial Empowerment: Legal Entitlements of Same-Sex Couple Families in Mainland China8
Medication Abortion Coverage in Major U.S. Newspapers, 2022–2023: A Multi-Method Analysis8
Ethnic Disparities in Effective Coverage of Maternal Healthcare in Mexico, 2006–2018: a Decomposition Analysis8
Framing the Windows of Prostitution: Unfolding Histories in Amsterdam’s Redesign of Its Famous Red-Light District8
Body Uneasiness and Dissatisfaction Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Persons8
Facilitators and Barriers to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Provision in a Midwest College Health Center: A Mixed-Method Study7
Spanish Older LGBT+ Adults: Satisfaction with Life and Generativity7
Perceived Impact of the Overturning of Roe v. Wade on Queer Parents’ Reproductive and Sexual Lives7
Association Between Knowledge, Attitude, Social Contact and Social Distance Practices with Regard to the LGBT Community Among Heterosexual Individuals Living in the Punjab State of India7
Sexual Stigma and Mental Health of LGB Older Adults: A Systematic Scoping Review7
Sociospatial Dynamics of Workplace Discrimination Against LGBTI+ Employees in Turkey: Systemic Implications, Discursive Patterns, and Legal Considerations7
Parental Attitude Towards Sex Education: A Study of Demographic and Socio-Cultural Determinants in Rural Nigeria7
LGBTQI + Refugees’ and Asylum Seekers’ Mental Health: A Qualitative Systematic Review7
Shattering the Silence: Bystanders’ Perspectives on Reporting Violence Against Women, Including Prostitution Contexts7
Stressor Appraisals and Moderating Role of Forgiveness, Social Support, and Resilience as Adaptive Coping in Stress and Depression Among Older Sexual Minorities7
Exploring the Underlying Social Conservative Mechanisms of Trans-negativity in a Convenient Greek Sample7
Interactive Effects of Minority Stress and Pressure to Get Married on Mental Health Symptoms among Sexual Minority Individuals in China7
Embarrassment, Shame, and Reassurance: Emotion and Young People’s Access to Online Sexual Health Information7
Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Among Sexual Minority People and Associated Factors: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Studies7
Implicit Gender Role Theory, Gender System Justification, and Voting Behavior: A Mixed-Method Study7
Curves and Pixels: Longitudinal Associations Between Frequency of Pornography Use and Body Dissatisfaction in a Sample of Young Hungarian Adults7
Anatomy of Oppression: Experiences of Female Sex Workers in Turkey7
The Impact of Anti-discrimination Legislation on Transgender People within the USA7
What Is the Patriarchy Doing in Our Bed? Violent Sexual-Affective Experiences Among Youth7
Coming out Experiences and Disclosure gap in Three Age Cohorts of Portuguese Cisgender Sexual Minority Men7
Sexual Shame and Associations with Social Evaluation Among Chinese Adults: The Effect of Mianzi and Negative Body Consciousness7
Empowered Choices: Exploring the Interplay of Menstruation, Menstrual Products, and Well-being7
“Don’t Say Gay”: Implications for Outness and Desire to Move Among LGBTQ + Parents in Florida7
The Transition to Parenthood Among Gay Fathers via Surrogacy: Thoughts, Feelings, and Ambiguous Loss7
Dual Community Engagement and “Undetectable = Untransmittable”: Alleviating Internalized Stigma and Promoting Life Satisfaction Among Young Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV6
Towards a Whole-incarceration-setting Approach to Supporting and Upholding the Rights and Health of Incarcerated Persons With Innate Variations of Sex Characteristics6
Investigating the Impacts of Compulsive Sexual Behaviours on Women Using Descriptive Phenomenology: A Research Agenda6
Mind the Gap! LGBTQ + Population’s Perceptions of Discrimination and of Legal Innovation6
Sexual and Mental Health in Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Outbreak: Exploring the Role of Meaning-Centered Coping6
LGB Female Veterans’ Experience of Military Service During the “Gay Ban”: A Qualitative Study6
Exploring the Association Between Sexual Agency and Intimate Relationship Violence Experienced and Perpetrated by Brazilian and Portuguese Women6
Sexual Initiation Before Age 14 and Co-Occurrence of Health Risk Behaviors Among Brazilian Adolescents: Data from the National School Health Survey 20156
The Nature and Impact of Informal Mental Health Support in an LGBTQ Context: Exploring Peer Roles and Their Challenges6
Measuring Shame Related to Sexual Orientation: Validation of Sexual Minority—External and Internal Shame Scale (SM-EISS)6
SESTA/FOSTA as de Facto Hate Policy: Combatting Carceral Investments and Uplifting Community-Based Solutions6
Inclusive School Policies and Practices and the Well-Being of LGBTQ + Students in Portugal6
Do We Care? Portuguese Healthcare Professionals’ Practices and Related Barriers to Addressing Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period6
Increases in LGB Identification Among US Adults, 2014–20216
Barriers and Facilitators for Formulation and Implementation of a Sex Education Programme in Saudi Arabia: Stakeholders’ Perspective6
The Impact of Restrictive Legislation on Gender-Affirming Care Providers in the United States: A National Survey6
“Please Describe a Person who Sells Sex”: (De)humanizing Prototypic Perceptions in the USA6
Are the Arab Gulf States Ready for HIV/AIDS Discussions? A Qualitative Thematic Analysis5
“You Fall in Love with the Person”: Narratives of Female Athletes Coming Out of the Closet in Competitive Sports Teams of Spain5
The Demographic and Psychological Moderators to the Associations Between Geosocial Networking Apps (GSNA) Use and Risky Sexual Behaviors Among US Young Adults5
Sexual Minority Stigma and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Sexual Minorities: the Mediating Roles of Sexual Orientation Concealment, Self-Criticism, and Depression5
Typologies of Minority Stressors and Depressive Symptoms among LGBTQ Employees in the Workplace: A Moderated Mediation Model of Workplace Climate and Resilience5
Emotion Regulation and Sexual Functioning in a Dyad: A Comprehensive Literature Review5
Moderating Effect of Gender on the Relationship Between Sexual Knowledge and Sexual Activity Among Adolescents5
Relational Well-Being Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young Adults in Taiwan: Before and After the Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage5
The Modifying Effect of Minority Stressors on the Associations Between Neighborhood Deprivation and Mental Health Among US Sexual Minority Women5
Sexual Health and Parenting Supports for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities5
The Role of the Workplace in Disclosing Sexual Harassment by Iranian Nurses: A Qualitative Study5
Sources of Learning about Sexual Choking and Their Associations with Perceived Safety and Risk: Findings from a U.S. College Campus-Representative Survey5
Mental Health Care for Transgender and Non-binary Adults: An Investigation of Affirmative Practice, Therapy Experiences and Outcomes, and Reasons for Treatment Termination5
Pelvic Pain and Sexual Function in Primiparous Pregnant Women with and without High/Severe Fear of Childbirth5
Predicting Changes to Sexual Activity in Later Life: A Longitudinal Study5
Mindset and Sexual Health: Does Mindset Impact Receptiveness to Sexuality Education Curricula?5
Religiosity and Social Distance from LGBTQI+ People: The Mediating Role of Gender and LGBTQI+ Conspiracy Beliefs5
Online Risk Practices in Spanish Adults During the COVID-19 Lockdown: Differences According to Gender, Age, and Living Situation5
Understanding the Impact of EU Prostitution Policies on Sex Workers: A Mixed Study Systematic Review5
Perceived Realism, Sexual Attitudes, and the Role of SEIM: Implications for Adolescent Sexual Health Policy in Cambodia5
The Role of Telemedicine in Sexual Health: A Scoping Review on Benefits, Applications, and Challenges5
Identifying the Motivations Underlying Sex Work: Insights from the Experiences of Female Sex Workers in Iran5
Beyond Just Gender: Diverse Women’s Experiences and Outcomes Associated with the Receipt of Unsolicited Genital Images5
“This is not What God Intended”: Attitudes Toward Adoption by Same-sex Couples in Ecuador5
Do Not Judge Inner Experience, but Be Mindful: Dispositional Mindfulness, Internalized Sexual Stigma, and Positive Identity in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People5
The Health and Well-being of Sex Workers in Decriminalised Contexts: A Scoping Review5
Sexuality Education Responding to the Same-Sex Marriage Policy: Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Parenting in a Taiwanese Undergraduate University Course5
Online Sexual Harassment in Adolescence: A Scoping Review5
Requesting HIV Results Be Conveyed in-Person: Perspectives of Clinicians and People Recently Diagnosed with HIV5
How Is Self-Stigma Associated with Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptoms in Men Who Have Sex with Men? Roles of Perceived Stress and Negative Affect in a Longitudinal Study5
Predicting Attitudes Towards the Exchange of Sexual Services for Payment: Variance in Gender Gaps Across the Nordic Countries5
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