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A recent study in the Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma found that early maltreatment significantly predicts perpetrating and be victimized by dating violence.
A recent study found that cannabis use before sex significantly increased orgasm frequency, ease, and satisfaction for women with orgasmic difficulties, benefiting over 70% of participants.
Video and picture pornography use is linked to lower sexual and relationship satisfaction, while written and audio materials show varied effects, highlighting the significant impact of the type of explicit media on intimate relationships.
Israeli Arabs who experienced childhood physical or emotional abuse tend to have poorer marital quality, higher psychological distress, and more insecure attachment styles as adults, with physical abuse having a stronger impact than emotional abuse.
A new review identifies individual traits (e.g., low conscientiousness, high extraversion), relationship factors (e.g., dissatisfaction), and contextual opportunities (e.g., presence of an attractive alternative) as key predictors of infidelity.
Studies show that the time from penetration to ejaculation in men varies widely, with most lasting between 5 to 11 minutes. These findings help address issues like premature and delayed ejaculation.
Are all single people insecure? When we think about people who have been single for a long time, we may assume it’s because single people have insecurities that make it difficult for them to find a partner or maintain a...
Women rated taller men with larger shoulder-to-hip ratios as more attractive, masculine, dominant, and capable in fights. Self-perceived attractiveness influenced these preferences.
Self-perceptions of masculinity and femininity influence how many sexual partners heterosexual women report, with more masculine women reporting more partners and more feminine women reporting fewer. But this pattern doesn't hold for men or LGBTQ individuals.
When resources are scarce, women prefer men with more feminine facial features, suggesting a shift in attraction towards potential providers, according to a recent psychology study.
New findings suggest that mindfulness and self-compassion enhance relationship and sexual satisfaction in midlife marriages through fulfilling the basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness.
Women find men more attractive when they interact with children, highlighting that caregiving behavior significantly boosts men's appeal.
New research has found distinct brain activity patterns in men and women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder, with women showing greater activation in emotional processing regions and men displaying more activity in visual processing areas, highlighting the need for sex-specific...
New research has found that people find images of individuals more arousing when they believe the images are real rather than artificially generated.
A psychotherapist explains the mental health impacts of modern dating behaviors like ghosting, orbiting, and breadcrumbing, offering evidence-based strategies to cope and maintain a positive outlook while navigating the digital dating scene.