A recent issue of the Journal of Sex Research contains a paper that examines the “Booty Call” relationship. The title says a lot about the findings: “Positioning the Booty-Call Relationship on the Spectrum of Relationships: Sexual but More Emotional Than One-Night Stands”. It was conducted by psychology professor Peter Jonason, at the University of West Florida and… Read More

A study published in The Journal of Sex Research‘s latest issue aimed to understand the extent to which young heterosexual folks are satisfied by their first intercourse. The data was collected from four university campuses and included 1,986 participants who were between the ages of 18 and 25. Defining virginity First of all, virginity: definition? That’s a… Read More

Can casual sex lead to a satisfying long term relationship? According to a recent study, it seems that it can. Dr. Anthony Paik, a researcher at the University of Iowa, recently published a paper in Social Science Research that examined data from 642 heterosexual adults and assessed relationship quality and intimacy as related to how the relationship began…. Read More

A study recently published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine by Meston and colleagues from the University of Texas Austin had some very interesting findings about women’s sexual satisfaction and functioning.   The research says…   Their sample consisted of 50 women, age 35 to 55, who received a placebo rather than a drug treatment meant to treat low… Read More

Yesterday was a pretty big day for sex research. Monumental, really. Do you know why?   I’m sure you do, because as of the end of the business day yesterday there were over 600 broadcast, online, and print media stories dedicated to it and over 7600 downloads of thedocument. These numbers are growing by the second,… Read More

  Anti-homophobia activism This year, I’ve noticed that October has been a really busy month for anti-homophobia campaigns. Which is amazing, incredibly necessary, and perfect timing for what a lot of the folks in my world are going through this October. October 11 was National Coming Out Day. You can find more information about this onKinsey… Read More

Why November? The month of November is upon us and is flying by, as usual. Likely because it is full of a couple of really great sexuality conferences (APHA and SSSS), Remembrance Day,Veteran’s Day, and of course, my birthday. There is one more important event that takes place during the month of November. It’s called Movember. Ever heard of it?… Read More

As an instructor at Indiana University, I teach classes such as Human Sexuality, Women’s Health, and Personal Health. I also often guest lecture for other instructors when they want their class to learn about sexual response, pleasure, and satisfaction (my area of specialty). Issues of sexuality come up (or make up the entirety of the… Read More

As a sex researcher who primarily studies the satisfaction side of sex, I’m often asked why studying sexual satisfaction matters. The arguments I often hear from curious ones tend to have to do with the importance of continued focus on disease prevention and reproductive health. This argument is an understandable one, considering our society is… Read More

As a sex researcher, I get a lot of questions from friends, students, and random people I meet at cocktail parties. A lot of questions. Well, I’ve decided to compile a list of these questions and talk about them here on Kinsey Confidential. Because if friends, students, and randoms are all asking about it – you’ve likely… Read More