Relationships and Sexual Health

Relationship satisfaction generally declines over time, according to new longitudinal research. The study pinpointed a key tipping point for relationship breakups.

Men who frequently focus on women’s bodies are more likely to accept harmful attitudes like rape myths, engage in sexual aggression, and show reduced emotional responses to images of injured women.

Researchers recently developed a tool, the Gaslighting Relationship Exposure Inventory (GREI), to measure gaslighting in romantic relationships. They found gaslighting is linked to psychological abuse, depression, and lower relationship quality across different cultures.

Men who frequently watch violent pornography are more likely to show sexual aggression, accept harmful myths about rape, display hostility toward women, and struggle with emotional regulation, compared to those who watch less or nonviolent content, according to new research.

Recent research found that couples exhibiting demand-withdrawal communication during sexual conflicts reported lower relationship and sexual satisfaction, higher sexual distress, and a decline in relationship satisfaction over time, regardless of gender.

A recent study found that women gave more money to men with attractive faces and voices in economic games, especially when those men expressed liking them, demonstrating the influence of attractiveness and social interest on decision-making.

Depression and mixed feelings about pregnancy can lead to inconsistent contraceptive use, new research suggests, with depressed women and men with pregnancy ambivalence being less consistent in using contraception, potentially increasing unintended pregnancies.

Men motivated by social status, competition, and gender role stress are more likely to maintain their facial hair, using it as a way to enhance their image and fulfill societal expectations of masculinity.

A study has found that men who are unhappy with the size and appearance of their genitals are more likely to experience depression, anxiety, and sexual difficulties, highlighting the strong link between body image and mental health.

New research reveals that individuals who perceive themselves as physically attractive tend to believe they have higher social status, highlighting the significant influence of self-perceived beauty on social hierarchy beliefs.

A new study finds a strong link between suspicions of infidelity and lower marital satisfaction, showing that even unfounded doubts are associated with reduced happiness in relationships.

Women’s brains react most strongly when excluded by unattractive, unfriendly peers, suggesting that the pain of social exclusion is influenced not just by the act itself, but by who is doing the excluding.

A recent study found that 7 minutes of daily high-intensity interval training reduced premature ejaculation symptoms after 12 days. Improved attention regulation was also linked to fewer symptoms.

New research sheds light on symbiosexuality, a phenomenon where individuals are attracted to the dynamics within the established relationships of others. This surprising and often overlooked form of attraction challenges traditional views on human desire.