Announcing the 11th Annual SPSP Sexuality Pre-Conference!

September 18, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

We are pleased to announce the eleventh annual SPSP Sexuality Pre-Conference! It will be held next February prior to the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Our last decade of pre-conferences was wildly successful and we are excited to further build on this tradition. The next SPSP Sexuality Pre-Conference will take place...

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Announcing the 11th Annual SPSP Sexuality Pre-Conference!
Meet the New Managing Editors: Bethany Lumsdaine
Meet the New Managing Editors: Bethany Lumsdaine

September 13, 2023 by Merissa Prine

Sex and Psychology is expanding! I’m pleased to introduce the latest additions to the team, who will help continue our mission of bringing you science-based sex ed. Next up: Bethany...

Interviews
Meet the New Managing Editors: Merissa Prine
Meet the New Managing Editors: Merissa Prine

September 6, 2023 by Bethany Lumsdaine

Sex and Psychology is expanding! We’re pleased to introduce the latest additions to the team this week and next, who will help continue our mission of bringing you science-based sex...

Interviews
Are Neurodivergent People More Likely to be Kinky?
Are Neurodivergent People More Likely to be Kinky?

August 30, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

Some individuals who frequent kink and BDSM spaces have observed that they meet more individuals who are neurodivergent than in other social settings. So is there truly a correlation between...

Kink & BDSM, Psychology
Happy K-Day! Celebrating the History of Women’s Sexuality Research
Happy K-Day! Celebrating the History of Women’s Sexuality Research

August 21, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

Sixty-nine years ago this week (August 20, 1953), the media first reported on some of the major findings from Alfred Kinsey’s classic book Sexual Behavior in the Human Female. This book was...

Potpourri
There’s More to the Dick Pic Than Meets the Eye
There’s More to the Dick Pic Than Meets the Eye

August 9, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a dick pic, there’s a high likelihood that it was unsolicited. For this reason, a majority of public discourse surrounding dick...

Books & Films, Gender, Media & Culture
LoveHoney Sex Toys Apply to Work at Sex and Psychology!
Apply to Work at Sex and Psychology!

July 5, 2023 by Justin Lehmiller

[August 28, 2023 Update: Applications are closed because this position has been filled. However, please keep an eye out for future postings!]  Sex and Psychology was founded with the goal...

Uncategorized
What Can a Mobile Game Teach Us About Sex Ed?
What Can a Mobile Game Teach Us About Sex Ed?

July 3, 2023 by Olivia Adams

Sex education in the U.S. leaves much to be desired. And because young people oftentimes cannot depend on formal education through school to learn about sex, they may stumble upon...

Sex Ed
How To Use the Sex and Psychology Podcast in Your Classroom
How To Use the Sex and Psychology Podcast in Your Classroom

June 26, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

We’re excited to announce that the third edition of Dr. Lehmiller’s The Psychology of Human Sexuality textbook is now available for pre-order! The updated text will arrive in fall 2023, giving...

Sex Ed
Future Method Butt and Body Scrub Five Reasons to Support the Kinsey Institute and Defend Sex Research
Five Reasons to Support the Kinsey Institute and Defend Sex Research

May 24, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

“We are the recorders and reporters of facts—not the judges of the behaviors we describe.” – Alfred Kinsey Founded in 1947 at Indiana University, the Kinsey Institute is the premier...

Media & Culture, Myth vs Fact, Sex Ed, Sex Q&A
We’re Still Failing When It Comes to Clitoral Knowledge
We’re Still Failing When It Comes to Clitoral Knowledge

May 4, 2023 by Olivia Adams

Heterosexual men’s difficulty in finding the clitoris has been a running gag in the popular media for quite some time. And there’s more than a hint of truth to it:...

Gender, Sex Ed
Why Do People Cheat? Their Reasons Are Often Counterintuitive
Why Do People Cheat? Their Reasons Are Often Counterintuitive

April 27, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

Ashley Madison is an infamous online dating service advertised as a means of facilitating extra-marital affairs. It has been the subject of significant media and scientific attention due to the...

Dating & Relationships
Can You Detect Bisexuality From the Sound of Someone’s Voice?
Can You Detect Bisexuality From the Sound of Someone’s Voice?

April 12, 2023 by Olivia Adams

You’ve probably heard the term gaydar before, which refers to an intuitive ability to determine whether or not someone is gay based on indirect information, such as speech patterns or...

LGBTQIA+, Psychology
The State of Sex Education in the USA in 2023
The State of Sex Education in the USA in 2023

March 22, 2023 by Emily Mendelson

The state of sex education in the USA is vastly different across states. As of May 2023, there are 23 states that do not require sex education for high school...

Safe Sex, Sex Ed