OOIR: Observatory of International Research

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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Sex Workers’ Everyday Security in the Netherlands and the Impact of COVID-19	43
Evaluation of the Transfer of Training for a Sexual Assault Resistance Program Enhanced with Sexuality Education	41
The Attitudes and Participation of Men in Making Decisions About the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy	38
Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Minority Stress Scale Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals in Croatia	37
How do Young People Feel About a BrAC Limit for Consenting to Sex After Consuming Alcohol?	35
Correction to: Outness Profiles and Mental Health in Brazilian Lesbian Women: a Cluster Analysis	35
Attitudes Toward HIV-Positive Status Disclosure Among U=U-Aware Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals in the USA: a Consensual Qualitative Research Approach	32
Mental Health Disparities Between Lesbian Mothers and Heterosexual Parents: the Mediating Role of Positivity	28
Does Self-Concept Clarity Relate to Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Gay Men? The Mediating Effects of Sexual Orientation Concealment and Gay Community Connectedness	26
Othering and Marginalizing the “Queer” in Rwanda: Findings from Public Perceptions and Lived Experiences of LGBT People	25
Marriage Equality and Activity Limitations Among Older Adults in Same-Sex Relationships	25
Sexual Well-Being in Older Adults: a Qualitative Study with Older Adults from Portugal and Slovenia	24
Longitudinal Risk Profiles for Physical, Psychological, and Sexual Dating Aggression: a Latent Profile Analysis with Spanish Adolescents	24
“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, 2017–2020	21
The Barriers That Adolescents and Young Adults with Endometriosis Experience in the United States: A Conceptual Review and Model	20
Have You Heard the News? The Effects of Exposure to News About Recent Transgender Legislation on Transgender Youth and Young Adults	20
The Role of Family Support and Dyadic Adjustment on the Psychological Well-being of Transgender Individuals: An Exploratory Study	19
Motivations to Start and Stop Using Sexual Networking Applications Among Adolescent Sexual Minority Men	19
“Love the sin, hate the sinner”: Attitudes Towards Sexuality Among Mainline and Evangelical Protestants in the USA	17
“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 Desires	17
“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 Nigeria	17
Beyond the Risk Discourse: Photovoice as Critical-Pedagogical Tool of Sexuality Education for Adolescents	16
Trans Bans Expand: Anti-LGBTIQ+ Lawfare and Neo-fascism	16
Perceived Impact of Marriage and Concerns About the Future of Marriage Equality: A Mixed-Methods Study of LGBTQ+ Married Individuals in the United States	16
“There’s no reason to do monogamy”: Evidence for and Characteristics Associated with a Strong Desire for Consensual Nonmonogamy	16

Relationship between Religion and Public Attitudes toward Same-Sex Marriage: Examining the role of Traditional Chinese Religions through a Case Study of Hong Kong	15
The Relationship Between Trait Emotional Intelligence and Sexting in Adolescence	15
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 Motivations	15
What Prosecutors and the Police Should Do About Underreporting of Anti-LGBTQ Hate Crime	14
Antecedent Ideological Profiles and Negative Socio-political Outcomes of LGBTQ+ Conspiracy Beliefs	14
Opinions About Abortion Among Reproductive-Age Women in Ohio	14
Predictors of Engagement in Abortion-Related Activism Before and After the Nomination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh	13
Child Psychological Adjustment in Planned Gay Father Families: A Meta-analysis	13
Relationship Between use of Dating apps and Sociodemographic Variables, Sexual Attitudes, and Sexual risk Behaviors	13
Putting the “Comprehensive” in Comprehensive Sexuality Education: a Review Exploring Young Adult Literature as a School-based Intervention	12
The Gender-Specific Binegativity Scale: Validation in a Spanish Sample of University Students and Proposal of a Brief Version	12
Bias-Motivated Physical or Verbal Violence Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Findings from the Lisbon Cohort of MSM	12
Acculturation and Sexual Attitudes: a Systematic Review	12
A Multilevel Model to Assess the Effectiveness of an Affective-Sexual Education Program for People with Intellectual Disabilities: the Influence of Participants’ Characteristics	12
Precarious Employment: A Neglected Issue Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Workers	12
Investigation of Adherence to Immunosuppressive Therapy, Perceived Spousal Support and Sexual Dysfunction in Female Liver Recipients	11
Online Sex Education Based on the Good Enough Sex Model on Newlywed Couples: A Protocol for Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing Male Partner Involvement	11
“Take It Easy, I’ll Tell You if There’s Something Wrong”: Young Cisgender Heterosexual Men and Sexual Communication During Casual Sex in Australia	11
Responding to “Don’t Say Gay” Laws in the US: Research Priorities and Considerations for Health Equity	11
“I Wish I Had Been Told the Truth Sooner”: The Sexuality Education College Women Wish They Had	11
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 Southsi	11
Who Counts as a Sexual Subject? The Impact of Ableist Rhetoric for People with Intellectual Disability in Sweden	11
Comparison of Sexual Violence Perpetration Rates Among Gay, Lesbian and Heterosexual Cisgender Adults	11
“There’s no roadmap for this”: Asexual and Aromantic Students’ Healthy Intimate Relationships	11
Sexuality Education in the Digital Age: Modelling the Predictors of Acceptance and Behavioural Intention to Access and Interact with Sexuality Information on Social Media	11
Perceptions of Mothers’ Competence and Morality: the Role of Attribution of Responsibility, Gender Role Beliefs, and Sexual Prejudice	11
Balancing Community and Research Needs in Gender Measurement Decisions	11
Accessing Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Chile: Women with Disabilities and Their Experience with Gynaecological and Obstetric Violence	10
Towards a Transnational Sexual Health Research and Policy Agenda: the European Sexual Medicine Network Delphi Study	10
Queer Space: Toilet Provision, Access and Inclusion in the West Midlands	10
From Digital Health Literacy to a Digital and Data Capabilities Approach to Sexual Health	10
“It Was a Complete Violation of Everything”: LGBT + Veterans’ Experiences of Discrimination and Oppression Through the Exemptive UK Military “Gay Ban” Policy	10
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Among Donor-Conceived Offspring in the U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study from Adolescence to Adulthood	9
Ethnic Disparities in Effective Coverage of Maternal Healthcare in Mexico, 2006–2018: a Decomposition Analysis	9
An Analysis of Mpox Communication on Reddit vs Twitter During the 2022 Mpox Outbreak	9
A Qualitative Study of First HIV Test Experiences Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents	9
The Dynamics of Intimate Relations in Residential Settings for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Social Workers’ Perspective	9
Breaking Down the Dams: An Ecological Systems Lens on Dental Dams Using Qualitative Methods	9
Inconsistent Condom Use and Risk Taking Among People Who Inject Drugs in Saveh: Finding from a Cross-Sectional Study in Iran	9
How Social Support Affirms Identity in LGBQ Adults: A Qualitative Exploration	9
Early Contraception and Continuity of Maternal Health Care in Primiparous Adolescents and Young Adults from Low- and Middle-Income Countries: the Case of Mexico	9
Homophobic Verbal and Bullying Victimization: Overlap and Emotional Impact	9
Sexual Pleasure Matters (Especially for Women) — Data from the German Sexuality and Health Survey (GeSiD)	9
Sexting Behaviors Before and During COVID-19 in Italian and Colombian Young Adults	9
Possible Consequences of the Criminalization of Sex Work in Spain, Inferred from COVID-19 Lockdown Measures	9
Genitourinary Pain, Sexual Distress, and Quality of Sexual Life in Women with and without Vulvodynia	8
Sexual Orientation, Homophobic Attitudes, and Self-Perceived Pornography Addiction	8
Internalized Homonegativity and Demoralization Syndrome in Chinese Gay Men: The Mediating Role of Sexual Orientation Concealment and Sense of Self	8
The Impact of Anti-discrimination Legislation on Transgender People within the USA	8
The Sexual Orientation Microaggression Inventory Short Form (SOMI-SF): Validation in Three Samples of Racially/Ethnically Diverse Sexual Minority Youth	8

Access to Sexual Health Services and Support for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: an Australian Cross-sector Survey	8
“Don’t Say Gay”: Implications for Outness and Desire to Move Among LGBTQ + Parents in Florida	8
How Artistic Actions Can Foster Sensitivity to Equality in Diversity in Public University Participants and Observers	8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Syphilis Co-Infection in China: a Retrospective Observational Study	8
Changes in Online Sexual Activities During the Lockdown Caused by COVID-19 in Spain: “INSIDE” Project	8
Framing the Windows of Prostitution: Unfolding Histories in Amsterdam’s Redesign of Its Famous Red-Light District	8
Associations Between Sex Education Types and Sexual Behaviors Among Female Adolescents: a Secondary Data Analysis of the National Survey of Family Growth 2011–2019	8
Embarrassment, Shame, and Reassurance: Emotion and Young People’s Access to Online Sexual Health Information	7
Examining the Additive Effect of HIV-Related Stress and General Life Stress on Depression and Anxiety-Related Functional Impairment Among HIV-Positive Sexual Minority Men	7
Exploring the Association Between Sexual Agency and Intimate Relationship Violence Experienced and Perpetrated by Brazilian and Portuguese Women	7
LGBTQI + Refugees’ and Asylum Seekers’ Mental Health: A Qualitative Systematic Review	7
What Is the Patriarchy Doing in Our Bed? Violent Sexual-Affective Experiences Among Youth	7
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 India	7
Long-Term Singlehood in Sexual Minority Adults: the Role of Attachment and Minority Stress	7
Implicit Gender Role Theory, Gender System Justification, and Voting Behavior: A Mixed-Method Study	7
Sexual Stigma and Mental Health of LGB Older Adults: A Systematic Scoping Review	7
Body Uneasiness and Dissatisfaction Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Persons	7
Stressor Appraisals and Moderating Role of Forgiveness, Social Support, and Resilience as Adaptive Coping in Stress and Depression Among Older Sexual Minorities	7
Why Report? Sex Workers who Use NUM Opt out of Sharing Victimisation with Police	7
Social Rejection, Family Acceptance, Economic Recession, and Physical and Mental Health of Sexual Minorities	7
Spanish Older LGBT+ Adults: Satisfaction with Life and Generativity	7
Do We Care? Portuguese Healthcare Professionals’ Practices and Related Barriers to Addressing Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period	7
Perceived Impact of the Overturning of Roe v. Wade on Queer Parents’ Reproductive and Sexual Lives	7
Facilitators and Barriers to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Provision in a Midwest College Health Center: A Mixed-Method Study	7
Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Among Sexual Minority People and Associated Factors: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Studies	7
Uncertainty and Confusion Regarding Transgender Non-discrimination Policies: Implications for the Mental Health of Transgender Americans	7
Sexual Shame and Associations with Social Evaluation Among Chinese Adults: The Effect of Mianzi and Negative Body Consciousness	6
Barriers and Facilitators for Formulation and Implementation of a Sex Education Programme in Saudi Arabia: Stakeholders’ Perspective	6
Online Sexual Harassment in Adolescence: A Scoping Review	6
Employment Loss as a Result of COVID-19: a Nationwide Survey at the Onset of COVID-19 in US LGBTQ+ Populations	6
LGB Female Veterans’ Experience of Military Service During the “Gay Ban”: A Qualitative Study	6
Preferences for Gender Affirming Treatment and Associated Factors Among Transgender People in Sweden	6
Exploring the Underlying Social Conservative Mechanisms of Trans-negativity in a Convenient Greek Sample	6
Mind the Gap! LGBTQ + Population’s Perceptions of Discrimination and of Legal Innovation	6
“Please Describe a Person who Sells Sex”: (De)humanizing Prototypic Perceptions in the USA	6
The Nature and Impact of Informal Mental Health Support in an LGBTQ Context: Exploring Peer Roles and Their Challenges	6
Sexual Initiation Before Age 14 and Co-Occurrence of Health Risk Behaviors Among Brazilian Adolescents: Data from the National School Health Survey 2015	6
Increases in LGB Identification Among US Adults, 2014–2021	6
Coming out Experiences and Disclosure gap in Three Age Cohorts of Portuguese Cisgender Sexual Minority Men	6
SESTA/FOSTA as de Facto Hate Policy: Combatting Carceral Investments and Uplifting Community-Based Solutions	6
Relational Well-Being Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young Adults in Taiwan: Before and After the Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage	6
Sexual and Mental Health in Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Outbreak: Exploring the Role of Meaning-Centered Coping	6
Inclusive School Policies and Practices and the Well-Being of LGBTQ + Students in Portugal	6
Interactive Effects of Minority Stress and Pressure to Get Married on Mental Health Symptoms among Sexual Minority Individuals in China	6
Investigating the Impacts of Compulsive Sexual Behaviours on Women Using Descriptive Phenomenology: A Research Agenda	6
Correction to: Disabled Women, Care Regimes, and Institutionalised Homophobia: a Case Study From Poland	5
Religiosity and Social Distance from LGBTQI+ People: The Mediating Role of Gender and LGBTQI+ Conspiracy Beliefs	5
Pelvic Pain and Sexual Function in Primiparous Pregnant Women with and without High/Severe Fear of Childbirth	5
“You Fall in Love with the Person”: Narratives of Female Athletes Coming Out of the Closet in Competitive Sports Teams of Spain	5
Sources of Learning about Sexual Choking and Their Associations with Perceived Safety and Risk: Findings from a U.S. College Campus-Representative Survey	5
Beyond Just Gender: Diverse Women’s Experiences and Outcomes Associated with the Receipt of Unsolicited Genital Images	5
Mental Health Care for Transgender and Non-binary Adults: An Investigation of Affirmative Practice, Therapy Experiences and Outcomes, and Reasons for Treatment Termination	5
Do Not Judge Inner Experience, but Be Mindful: Dispositional Mindfulness, Internalized Sexual Stigma, and Positive Identity in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People	5
“This is not What God Intended”: Attitudes Toward Adoption by Same-sex Couples in Ecuador	5
Mindset and Sexual Health: Does Mindset Impact Receptiveness to Sexuality Education Curricula?	5
Chemgen Study: Assessing the Consumption of Care in General Practice of Men with Sexual Relationships with Men Users of Psychoactive Products in a Sexual Context	5
Typologies of Minority Stressors and Depressive Symptoms among LGBTQ Employees in the Workplace: A Moderated Mediation Model of Workplace Climate and Resilience	5
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 Study	5
Requesting HIV Results Be Conveyed in-Person: Perspectives of Clinicians and People Recently Diagnosed with HIV	5
Sexual Health and Parenting Supports for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities	5
Predicting Attitudes Towards the Exchange of Sexual Services for Payment: Variance in Gender Gaps Across the Nordic Countries	5
Understanding the Impact of EU Prostitution Policies on Sex Workers: A Mixed Study Systematic Review	5
Correction to: Paraphilic Interests: The Role of Psychosocial Factors in a Sample of Young Adults in Hong Kong	5
Sexuality-based Stigma and Inclusion Among Southern Protestant Religious Leaders	5
Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale: Validation in a Sample of Italian LGB + and Heterosexual Young Adults	5
Emotion Regulation and Sexual Functioning in a Dyad: A Comprehensive Literature Review	5
Predicting Changes to Sexual Activity in Later Life: A Longitudinal Study	5
Measuring Shame Related to Sexual Orientation: Validation of Sexual Minority—External and Internal Shame Scale (SM-EISS)	5
Multilevel Barriers to Sexual Health Behavior Among Vulnerable Adolescent Girls in the USA	5
The Demographic and Psychological Moderators to the Associations Between Geosocial Networking Apps (GSNA) Use and Risky Sexual Behaviors Among US Young Adults	5
The Modifying Effect of Minority Stressors on the Associations Between Neighborhood Deprivation and Mental Health Among US Sexual Minority Women	5
Individual and Cross-Cultural Predictors of Sexting Among Adults from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia	5
Love in Quarantine: Sexting, Stress, and Coping During the COVID-19 Lockdown	5
Sexual Minority Stigma and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Sexual Minorities: the Mediating Roles of Sexual Orientation Concealment, Self-Criticism, and Depression	5
Online Risk Practices in Spanish Adults During the COVID-19 Lockdown: Differences According to Gender, Age, and Living Situation	5
The Health and Well-being of Sex Workers in Decriminalised Contexts: A Scoping Review	5
Moderating Effect of Gender on the Relationship Between Sexual Knowledge and Sexual Activity Among Adolescents	5