Dissertations / Theses: 'Sexual exploration'

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Palmieri, Steven A. "Sexual Empowerment for Sexual Minority Men: A Critical Qualitative Exploration." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1597071282969435.

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Reid, Jennifer J. "Relations Between Sexual Identity Exploration and Risky Sexual Behavior in Emerging Adulthood." VCU Scholars Compass, 2013. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3015.

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Examined within this study were the relations between two processes within sexual identity development, sexual identity exploration and sexual identity commitment, and risky sexual behaviors. The moderating effects of sexual identity commitment, sexual self-efficacy, and positive condom use attitudes on relations between sexual identity exploration and risky sexual behaviors were also examined. Risky sexual behaviors included the frequency of substance prior to and barrier protection use during sex, multiple sex partners, and the initiation of sex prior to age sixteen. Study participants included 322 college students attending an urban university in the Southeastern United States. All were heterosexual and reported engaging in vaginal, anal or oral sex in the past 30 days. A high percentage of study participants reported at least one risky sexual behavior in the past 30 days, and most reported not using barrier protection during anal and oral sex. No direct effects were found between sexual identity exploration and any risky sexual behavior. Only one direct effect was found between higher levels of sexual identity commitment and lower frequencies of barrier protection use for oral sex. No moderating effects were found for sexual identity commitment, sexual self-efficacy, or positive condom use attitudes on relations between sexual identity exploration and any risky sexual behavior. The findings highlight the importance of examining how to get emerging adults to consistently use barrier protection during any type of sexual behavior. The results also underscore the complexity of sexual risk-taking during emerging adulthood, and the need for continued examination of the ways in which processes associated with sexual identity development may impact sexual risk-taking during emerging adulthood.

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Phillips, Jennifer. "Sexual Minority Microaggressions| An Analysis and Exploration of Categorical Microaggressions Experienced by Sexual Minorities." Thesis, Union Institute and University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10266358.

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Building off of previous research, the study undertook to design a taxonomic classification: defining, codifying, and validating microaggressions experienced by sexual minorities. The resultant classification is intended to serve as a conceptual framework if utilized to effectuate an assessment tool assessing microaggressions against sexual minorities. Initial points of interest included an overview of complex historical shifts increasingly traversing the present zeitgeist, and additionally, theoretical justifications for the chosen methodological approach and subsequent suppositions. This served two purposes; the first availed the reader with a contextual narrative to help facilitate a conceptual overview of the target group(s), and additionally, orient readers to the theoretical underpinnings of this study, preserving the integrity and trustworthiness of the present research. Second, variegated extant research was reviewed and elucidated to explore and explain the covert and insidious phenomenon. Concurrently, research related to racial microaggressions was included due to the abundant and judicious literature, furthering one’s conceptualization of microaggressions as well as fortifying external validation among relevant sexual minority categories.

Heterogeneous literature and the deconstruction of sexual minority microaggressions were examined, interpreted, and presented. Attention to operational definitions—consistent or otherwise, implicit forms of communication, and sociocultural relationships and interactions, including any purported causal and risk factors were investigated. This study identified categorical constructs related to sexual minority microaggressions, tools for design of an assessment measure, and a methodological approach, served to validate and substantiate a future proposed measurement using additional studies were discussed and recommended.

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Horne, Sharon, and n/a. "Female Sexual Health: The Definition and Development of Sexual Subjectivity, and Linkages with Sexual Agency, Sexual Experience and Well-Being in Late Adolescents and Emerging Adults." Griffith University. School of Psychology, 2005. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20060726.165349.

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Sexuality is an integral part of health and well-being. Despite a 30-year history of adolescent sexuality research, there has been little that has focused on more than risky sexual behaviour. For example, there has been little research on conceptions of sexuality and pathways to sexual health. In part, this is because sexual health has been often defined as the lack of risky behaviour and health problems. In the studies reported here, components of female sexual health were identified and tested, including behaviours and cognitions, among groups of girls in their late teens and early 20s. After a review of the literature, four sets of factors appeared central to identifying female sexual health. These factors included sexual subjectivity, sexual agency, psychosocial well-being and sexual exploration. The first factor, sexual subjectivity, had previously been described as important to female sexual well-being, but had been developed within feminist theories and studied with qualitative methodologies. After a thorough review of the literature, no psychometrically sound measure of sexual subjectivity was found. Therefore, an instrument to assess sexual subjectivity was constructed and validated through a series of studies. Partially as expected, five factors were found - sexual body-esteem, entitlement to sexual pleasure from oneself, entitlement to sexual pleasure from a partner, sexual self-efficacy in achieving sexual pleasure, and sexual self-reflection. In additional cross-sectional and longitudinal (6-month, 2 waves) studies, associations between sexual subjectivity, sexual agency, psychosocial well-being, and sexual experience were examined. The results showed that there were concurrent associations between sexual subjectivity and measures of sexual agency and some measures of psychosocial wellbeing. Results also showed that females with more sexual experience (i.e., experience with sexual intercourse, self-masturbation, noncoital orgasmic responsiveness, and same-sex sexual experience) were relatively higher in sexual subjectivity and sexual agency. However, well-being was similar in sexual experience groups when they were compared. In longitudinal analyses, changes in sexual subjectivity, sexual agency and psychosocial well-being were examined for the whole sample and among subgroups defined by levels of sexual experience. Comparisons were also made between those girls who commenced sexual intercourse during the course of the study, those who remained virgins, and those who were nonvirgins at the first assessment. Main effects generally validated cross-sectional findings. Girls who commenced first sexual intercourse relatively earlier increased in self-esteem over time, compared to their virgin counterparts. Girls who reported a history of self-masturbation and noncoital orgasmic responsiveness, and girls who reported no history with either behaviour, increased in sexual body-esteem and self-esteem over time, but the former group of girls were relatively higher in sexual body-esteem and self-esteem than the latter group of girls. Girls who reported a history of one, but not the other of self-masturbation and noncoital orgasm did not change over time. Results also indicated that girls' transition to first sexual intercourse had little association with sexual subjectivity, but some findings were suggestive of a need for further research. Future research, and study strengths and limitations are discussed. There is a need to examine sexual subjectivity as both an antecedent and an outcome using longer time lags with several waves of assessment so that the linkages between sexual subjectivity and other factors can be determined. The implications of sexual subjectivity and sexual exploration for sexuality education are also discussed.

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Horne, Sharon. "Female Sexual Health: The Definition and Development of Sexual Subjectivity, and Linkages with Sexual Agency, Sexual Experience and Well-Being in Late Adolescents and Emerging Adults." Thesis, Griffith University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365395.

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Sexuality is an integral part of health and well-being. Despite a 30-year history of adolescent sexuality research, there has been little that has focused on more than risky sexual behaviour. For example, there has been little research on conceptions of sexuality and pathways to sexual health. In part, this is because sexual health has been often defined as the lack of risky behaviour and health problems. In the studies reported here, components of female sexual health were identified and tested, including behaviours and cognitions, among groups of girls in their late teens and early 20s. After a review of the literature, four sets of factors appeared central to identifying female sexual health. These factors included sexual subjectivity, sexual agency, psychosocial well-being and sexual exploration. The first factor, sexual subjectivity, had previously been described as important to female sexual well-being, but had been developed within feminist theories and studied with qualitative methodologies. After a thorough review of the literature, no psychometrically sound measure of sexual subjectivity was found. Therefore, an instrument to assess sexual subjectivity was constructed and validated through a series of studies. Partially as expected, five factors were found - sexual body-esteem, entitlement to sexual pleasure from oneself, entitlement to sexual pleasure from a partner, sexual self-efficacy in achieving sexual pleasure, and sexual self-reflection. In additional cross-sectional and longitudinal (6-month, 2 waves) studies, associations between sexual subjectivity, sexual agency, psychosocial well-being, and sexual experience were examined. The results showed that there were concurrent associations between sexual subjectivity and measures of sexual agency and some measures of psychosocial wellbeing. Results also showed that females with more sexual experience (i.e., experience with sexual intercourse, self-masturbation, noncoital orgasmic responsiveness, and same-sex sexual experience) were relatively higher in sexual subjectivity and sexual agency. However, well-being was similar in sexual experience groups when they were compared. In longitudinal analyses, changes in sexual subjectivity, sexual agency and psychosocial well-being were examined for the whole sample and among subgroups defined by levels of sexual experience. Comparisons were also made between those girls who commenced sexual intercourse during the course of the study, those who remained virgins, and those who were nonvirgins at the first assessment. Main effects generally validated cross-sectional findings. Girls who commenced first sexual intercourse relatively earlier increased in self-esteem over time, compared to their virgin counterparts. Girls who reported a history of self-masturbation and noncoital orgasmic responsiveness, and girls who reported no history with either behaviour, increased in sexual body-esteem and self-esteem over time, but the former group of girls were relatively higher in sexual body-esteem and self-esteem than the latter group of girls. Girls who reported a history of one, but not the other of self-masturbation and noncoital orgasm did not change over time. Results also indicated that girls' transition to first sexual intercourse had little association with sexual subjectivity, but some findings were suggestive of a need for further research. Future research, and study strengths and limitations are discussed. There is a need to examine sexual subjectivity as both an antecedent and an outcome using longer time lags with several waves of assessment so that the linkages between sexual subjectivity and other factors can be determined. The implications of sexual subjectivity and sexual exploration for sexuality education are also discussed.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Psychology
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Kocak, Gozde. "Sexual Self-schemas: An Exploration Of Their Impact On Frequency Of Masturbation And Sexual Activity, Sexual Satisfaction, And Marital Adjustment." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610529/index.pdf.

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This study aimed to assess whether differences among categories of sexual self-schemas of men and women existed for weekly frequency of masturbation and sexual activity, level of sexual satisfaction, and level of marital adjustment in the context of marital relationship. In order to evaluate this, the Sexual Self-Schema Scale (Hill, 2007) was translated into Turkish, and its psychometric quality was tested on undergraduate university students. In a sample of 204 married individuals, the interrelationship between sexual self-schema categories and study variables was evaluated through univariate analyses of covariance. Results revealed that the Sexual Self-Schema Scale consisted of three factors in the sample of university students: Loving/Compassionate, Sensual/Stimulating, and Direct/Outspoken. However, the pattern of factors differed for married individuals
factors were labeled as Loving/Warm, Direct/Outspoken, and Reserved/Conservative in this sample. For married individuals, differences among categories of sexual self-schemas were reported for frequency of sexual activity, sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment. Specifically, individuals having positive sexual self-schemas in the present study reported higher frequency of sexual activity, higher levels of sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment in their relationships compared to aschematic and negative schematic individuals. However, weekly frequency of masturbation did not result in any difference among categories. Moreover, gender differences were demonstrated. Women were shown to endorse lower levels of sexual satisfaction and to engage in less frequent masturbation than men. After findings were evaluated, limitations were discussed with an emphasis on recommendations for future research, and implications for clinical psychology were mentioned.

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Thomas, Michelle. "Foreign affaires : a sociological exploration of 'holiday romance'." Thesis, Cardiff University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.365342.

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'Holiday romance' is a term used in everyday language to refer to new sexual and romantic relationships that occur on holiday (usually abroad). Whilst there have been a number of quantitative studies exploring the sexual behaviour of travellers, little is known about the context in which these relationships occur and the meanings they have to the individuals involved. The aim of this study was to explore women's understandings and experiences of holiday romance. This was a qualitative exploration which involved focus groups and in-depth interviews with women of a range of ages. Women who participated in focus groups had travelled abroad without a partner in the last two years and women who participated in in-depth interviews had had a new romantic or sexual relationship abroad in the last two years. Women's retrospective accounts were used to examine how holidays compare and contrast to everyday life and how new sexual relationships abroad are negotiated and maintained through time and space. Particular attention was given to the process of negotiating sexual intimacy, and how decisions are made and accounted for. It was found that holidays were seen as a period distinct and removed from everyday life. There was a change in the experience of time: on holiday time became compressed and often inverted. The nature of new sexual relationships abroad varied from romantic relationships that involved emotional attachment and intimacy, to 'holiday flings' which were based on mutual attraction and sexual gratification. Physical intimacy within these relationships was negotiated through a system of silent signs and signals and was typically led by the male partner. This study showed that sexual intercourse was seen as the inevitable end point of sexual intimacy and an increasingly expected part of a relationship.

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Hayward, Laura Emily. "Inappropriate sexual behaviour and dementia : an exploration of staff experiences." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/7699.

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Literature Review Dementia care in acute services is under researched, not least an examination of the emotional impact of the work. This review aimed to explore and synthesise the available literature regarding the experiences of staff in acute care settings. A systematic review was conducted using systematic and transparent methods. Themes, as experienced and described by staff, included environmental inadequacies and insufficient knowledge of dementia. The emotional impact of the work was elicited and areas of enlightened practice were indicated. Supporting patients with a dementia in the acute care setting appears to be complicated by a range of influences including case complexity, insufficient resources and staff constructions of the patient. The review highlighted areas of need as identified by staff. Empirical Paper Research assessing the impact of Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour (ISB) on staff working in dementia care is circumscribed. This study explored staff experience of ISB exhibited by older adults with a dementia. Interviews with fourteen staff working within an inpatient setting were undertaken and analysed using a Grounded Theory methodology. The core category, ‘A Question of Attribution’ was identified, describing the process experienced when confronted with ISB. Four main categories were inducted representing participants initial experiences, their contextualising of the behaviour, their process of interpretation and pragmatic management of ISB. Staff’s feelings about ISB appeared equivocal with some staff reporting indifference, others feeling violated. Findings imply that the impact of ISB should be more routinely considered in preparing staff for working with patients with a dementia. Critical Appraisal This paper outlined numerous reflections and observations made during the research journey with consideration of the chosen methodology, study limitations and the personal impact of conducting the research, in addition to the learning experience.

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Etherington, Kim. "Adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse : a preliminary exploration." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.261319.

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Garrett, Tanya. "An exploration of sexual contact between clinical psychologists and patients." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1996. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/110866/.

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This thesis describes the first British empirical study in relation to therapist-patient sexual contact. North American research has suggested that a substantial minority of mental health professionals engage in such contact with their patients, and that both situational and characterological variables contribute to the sexualisation of the therapeutic relationship. A number of theoretical models are relevant to developing an understanding of this problem, including reversal theory, psychodynamic theory, and Finkelhor’s (1984) four precondition model of sexual abuse. A national random survey of clinical psychologists produced 581 usable responses. Under 4% reported sexual contact with patients in therapy or who were discharged. A substantial minority reported that they had treated patients who had been sexually involved with previous therapists, or that they knew through other sources of clinical psychologists who had engaged in sexual activity with their patients. Logistic regression analysis revealed that homosexuality, sexual involvement with educators during postgraduate training, and longer postqualification professional experience predicted sexual involvement with patients. Responses to a small number of open-ended questions suggested that whilst the majority of respondents did not view sexual attraction to patients as inappropriate, a minority actively avoided it for ethical reasons. The majority of respondents who had not engaged in sexual contact with patients refrained from such behaviour for ethical reasons, but the responses of a minority suggested that were the opportunity to arise, or were negative consequences removed, they might engage in such behaviour. A minority of respondents were unaware of their duty to report colleagues engaging in such behaviour. It is concluded that efforts to prevent therapist-patient sexual contact should focus on education, particularly in respect of codes of conduct, and that further research is required to enhance our knowledge of predisposing factors.

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Glover, Jenna A. "Identity Development, Identity Disclosure, and Identity Exploration Among Adolescent Sexual Minorities." DigitalCommons@USU, 2006. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6244.

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This study investigated the utility of applying the social constructionist perspective to adolescent sexual minority identity development, disclosure, and identity explorations. Differences between middle and late adolescents and male and females were examined. No differences were found between middle and late adolescents on measures of identity development and identity exploration; however, differences in identity disclosure were found regarding history of accidental discovery of sexual orientation. Biological sex differences were found for identity development, disclosure, and exploration. Relationships between same- and opposite-sex attractions, behaviors, romantic experiences, and self-labels are presented. Trends in intentional disclosure patterns and unintentional discovery identify predicted reaction as a primary motivator in disclosure. Finally, different relationship styles in which sexual minorities engage are presented. Outcomes of relationship styles show better psychosocial outcomes for those engaging in different relationship styles compared to those who do not participate in relationships.

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Calobrisi, Jamie C. "RELATIONAL SEXUAL ASSERTIVENESS: AN EXPLORATION OF THE R-SAAQ WITH RESPECT TO VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1249852122.

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Calobrisi, Jamie Christine. "Relational sexual assertiveness an exploration of the R-SAA! with respect to variables associated with sexual assault /." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1249852122.

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Grobbelaar, Madalena. "Deconstructing sex: an in-depth, qualitative exploration of women’s sexual experiences and difficulties." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2012. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/560.

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Epidemiological research on sexual difficulties in women has reported high rates of sexual problems and dissatisfaction across the lifespan. Nevertheless, feminist scholars and social science researchers argue that an absence of research exploring women’s subjective interpretations of their sexuality and sexual difficulties exists, since prevalence studies do not address how the range of diverse socio-cultural, relational, biological and psychological processes interact to influence women’s sexuality across the lifespan. The current study aimed to narrow this research dearth by presenting an in-depth, qualitative exploration of heterosexual women’s accounts of their sexual experiences and their perceived sexuality. A phenomenological approach was utilised against the socially constructed notion of sex to understand women’s sexuality. Five core themes emerged from qualitative interviews with 18 women that were considered paramount to women’s subjective interpretations and experience of their sexuality and sexual difficulties. There were socio-cultural factors; inter-relationship factors; social roles and expectations; practices and preferences; and views on change. The current study highlights the multifaceted double standard within socio-cultural expectations of what it means to be a heterosexual woman, exemplified in the relationship between women’s sexual difficulties and idealistic sexual expectations, male-centred sexual socialisation, over-burdened social roles, unequal relationships, and inadequate sexual practices. Despite experiencing sexual difficulties with associated distress throughout the lifespan, participants did not identify with prevailing medicalised notions of sexual problems. Participants differentiated between sex as important and sex as a priority. Relationships between sexual maturity, confidence and sexual satisfaction as well as sexual knowledge and sexual agency emerged in the narratives. Clinical implications incorporating women-centred classification frameworks such as a New View of women’s sexual problems are discussed. Directions for future research are presented.

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Schuett, Wiebke. "Sexual selection and personality in zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10036/68133.

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Despite recent increasing interest in the existence of animal personality, i.e. intra-individual consistency and inter-individual variation in the level of a behavioural trait, the evolutionary (and ecological) consequences of these consistent behavioural differences remain poorly understood. Some recent studies have revealed that variation in animal personalities might be linked to competitive interactions, resulting from natural selection. However, since personalities might similarly affect mate acquisition and reproductive success, it seems crucial to also explore their evolution under the framework of sexual selection theory. In this thesis I investigate the influence of personality on mate choice, reproductive success, female-male and male-male interactions, using zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata, as a model species. After (I) I review the few existing studies assessing the link between sexual selection and personality, I propose a framework on the relationship between sexual selection and personality. Subsequently, (II) I show with different experimental approaches for the first time that (a) females choose males on the basis of their behaviour per se (male behaviour was experimentally disentangled from any appearance effects) whilst considering their own personality in their choice: less exploratory females did not distinguish between exploratory and non-exploratory appearing males, whereas moderately and highly exploratory females preferred similar males. (b) These preferences have an adaptive value to the exploratory females: exploratory females which had a behaviourally similar partner raised chicks in best condition but chicks in worst condition if they had a dissimilar partner. Low exploration females always raised chicks in intermediate condition, which may explain why they did not choose males on the basis of their exploratory behaviour. (c) I provide evidence that the combination of personalities in a pair, not only in terms of the level of the behaviour but also in terms of the behavioural consistency, influence reproductive success. However, this was only true for foster but not genetic parents, suggesting that behavioural rather than genetic compatibility (for the measured personality traits) is important for reproduction. (d) Moreover, some male behavioural characteristics appear to be a signal of male quality: highly exploratory foster males raised chicks (both males and females) in best condition, which themselves raised foster chicks of increased conditions. (e) Furthermore, a number of sex differences in personality traits (both level and consistency) are identified, including different responses to social interactions. (f) Additionally, I show how females with different exploratory tendencies differ in their movement patterns during mate choice. (g) Finally, I demonstrate that in competitive male-male situations, a measurement of condition, the fat score, and aggressive behaviour are positively correlated. These findings are set into sexual selection context (but other evolutionary processes are also considered) and both their ecological and evolutionary consequences are discussed. I outline how these results make a valuable contribution to the research field and discuss their potential to indicate new directions for future studies.

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Daniels, Sarah Christy. "A Focus Group Exploration of Sexual Identity Formation in Nonmonosexual Women." UNF Digital Commons, 2009. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/256.

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Nonmonosexuality invisibility in the scientific literature is explored as well as opposing historical viewpoints of nonmonosexuality's origins and nature. A focus group was used to explore the sexual identities of self-identified nonmonosexual women, their own journeys toward sexual identity formation, and the extent to which society has impacted their ability to express these identities. Using Consensual Qualitative Methodology (C. E. Hill, S. Knox, B. J. Thompson, E. N. Williams, S. A. Hess, & N. Ladany, 2005; C. E. Hill, B. J. Thompson, & E. N. Williams, 1997), several themes emerged: (a) defining one's identity; (b) social consciousness; (c) experiences of marginalization; and (d) strategies for managing one's identity in the face ofbiphobia. Results are discussed in light of focus group dynamics and benefits. Keywords: qualitative analysis, focus group, bisexual, women, identity formation, social structure

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Sperry, Heather A. "An Exploration of Feminist Identity in Straight and Sexual Minority Women." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1436367837.

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Downe, Kristy. "Exploration of perceptions of justice amongst secondary victims of sexual crime." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2007. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/256.

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Justice is a key concept upon which society is built. Different interpretations of justice, and disagreements over what it demands, continue to complicate its meaning and application. Though academic and public discourse has added to knowledge as to what justice represents, developing an understanding of justice from the view of "everyday people" has important empirical and clinical implications. It is argued here that research grounded in people's lived experience yields a more comprehensive picture of justice in terms of how the concept is structured and secondly, how its meaning varies between individuals. Such knowledge can be used to develop judicial and community policies/services better suited to community needs. This research focused on perceptions of justice amongst family and friends of victims (secondary victims) of sexual assault or abuse. Evidence suggests that secondary victims are affected by victimisation similar to direct victims and furthermore, are important to direct victims' recovery. Sexual crime also represents an important form of crime in that it constitutes a particularly serious violation of personal boundaries. A grounded theory approach to empirical inquiry was adopted in this research in keeping with the emphasis on exploration and lived experience. Data was collected over 2 interrelated studies. In Study 1, 20 participants completed a pen-and-paper questionnaire. In Study 2, which constituted the main study, 29 participants took part in semi-structured interviews. Analysis revealed that a sense of justice emerged out of themes/concepts covering two major areas: the experience of victimisation and secondly, beliefs about justice per se. Victimisation impacted on participants similar to how contact with traumatised individuals results in secondary trauma in some carers, health professionals, and similar support figures. Justice themes/concepts relevant to participants overlapped with elements represented in procedural and retributive theories of justice, as well as centring on concepts, such as healing and recognition, which fall outside of traditional justice theory. Participants sought "good enough" rather than absolute justice and relatively few participants believed good enough justice had been achieved in their situation. Overall, findings indicated that justice is expressed and realised in different ways between individuals despite clustering around common themes/concepts.

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Suschinsky, Kelly D. "An exploration of genital arousal category-specificity and sexual concordance in men and women." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Psychology, 2012, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/3229.

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There are substantial differences between the sexual arousal patterns of men and women. Men’s genital and subjective sexual arousal are category-specific; different sexual stimuli elicit different degrees of arousal. Women’s subjective sexual arousal is also categoryspecific, but their genital arousal is category-nonspecific; different sexual stimuli produce similar arousal. Men also exhibit a high concordance or correlation between their genital and subjective arousal, whereas women exhibit much lower sexual concordance. I conducted five studies with 219 participants to further explore these sex differences and test different explanations for their occurrence. The results confirm the existence and stability of sex differences in arousal patterns, provide support for a functional explanation of the sex difference in genital category-specificity, provide mixed support for an informationprocessing model of sexual arousal in relation to sexual concordance, and provide no support for the notion that sexual concordance is another manifestation of sex differences in interoception.
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Tomlinson, Debra. "Sexual assault, an exploration of survivors' decisions not to report to police." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ57644.pdf.

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Whittle, Helen Christina. "An exploration of young people's vulnerabilities to online grooming and sexual abuse." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2014. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/5469/.

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This thesis aims to explore the vulnerabilities of young people to online grooming and sexual abuse, from the perspectives of young people themselves. The thesis is a collection of peer reviewed papers which are published, in press or in submission. The main finding within this thesis is that young people can become vulnerable to sexual victimisation online through multiple routes. A combination of risk factors across various areas of life can increase vulnerability, either over an extended period of time or temporarily. Such risk factors can include difficulties within the family, unhappiness with aspects of life (including self, school, living environment and friends), risking taking behaviour online, non-productive coping and exhibiting personality characteristics such as impulsivity. Grooming is found to be a cyclical, varied and individualistic process and all young people can be targeted; however young people experiencing the risk factors outlined above are likely to require additional protection. Furthermore, findings indicate that the impact of abuse is likely to be associated with the young person’s prior vulnerability, rather than whether the abuse occurred online or offline. This thesis highlights practical ways in which professionals and other adults can protect young people; such collaboration is imperative in order to safeguard young people from online grooming and sexual abuse.

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Gondim, Kilma Maisa de Lima. "A EXPLORAÇÃO SEXUAL DE CRIANÇAS E ADOLESCENTES: Uma abordagem sócio-jurídica na Comarca de Guarabira." Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, 2006. http://tede.bc.uepb.edu.br/tede/jspui/handle/tede/1985.

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The present work had taken for study object the sexual exploration of children and adolescents in the judicial district of Guarabira, and also intended to stand out the importance of the civil society participation as a strong instrument for combating and supporting the victimized children, as well as emphasizing within an interdisciplinar perspective the legislation about the explored theme, discussing about both its rightnesss and mistakes in what concerns to the culprits punishment. It searches in the Brazilian Criminal Code and in the Statute of Child and Adolescent the incriminating articles, tracing as follows a historical, social and legal analysis. The research was carried through in the Tutorial Counseling of Guarabira. Through the collection of data in the victims attendance files, it has tried to show the historical context of the Statute of Child and Adolescent. It was evidenced that there used to be a not protective legislation of children and adolescents rights, which had evolved to the standard we have these days, also called integral protection. However, the SCA, which was born from intense social fights, many of them organized by civil society, still brings on its text discriminating and absolutely unpractical articles. Thus, it is necessary to rethink the exploration concepts to bring up to discussion new instruments which are endowed with full effectiveness. While we have a contradictory criminal statute and in the social field also contradictory concepts of exploration, it will become impossible, or in the best hypotheses, extremely hard its confrontation and punishment. The promulgation of an extraordinary law such as the Statute is not enough, it is necessary that before everything else the public politics give to child and adolescent, victims of this violence, a legal and social support, as well as the support through their psychical, educational, familiar, emotional and moral recovery. During the research, the data of the Tutorial Counseling of Guarabira containing the attending files were analyzed, and through them the cases of sexual exploration of children and adolescents could be detected throughout the period from January to December of 2005. In this purpose, the descriptive procedure method was used, in its exploratory and historical character. The registered data has revealed that the number of sexual exploration attending is minimal if related to other attendings, as well as it is possible to observe the difficulty in precising the crime described by the victim or his relatives and the identification itself from the Counseling members. The educational profile points to the already described national level, little access to education and a great number of school evasion.
O presente trabalho teve por objeto de estudo a exploração sexual de crianças e adolescentes na comarca de Guarabira, procurou ressaltar a importância da participação da sociedade civil como um forte instrumento de combate e apoio às crianças vitimizadas, bem como enfatizando dentro de uma perspectiva interdisciplinar a legislação concernente à matéria abordada, discutindo seus acertos e atropelos no que diz respeito a punição dos culpados. Busca no Código Penal Brasileiro e no Estatuto da Criança e Adolescente os artigos incriminadores, traçando a seguir uma análise histórica, social e jurídica. A pesquisa foi realizada no Conselho Tutelar da cidade de Guarabira. Através da coleta de dados nas fichas de atendimento às vítimas. Procurou mostrar o contexto histórico do Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente. Constatou-se que antes tínhamos uma legislação não protetora dos direitos de crianças e adolescentes, a qual evoluiu para o padrão que temos na atualidade, a chamada proteção integral. Porém, o ECA, que foi fruto de intensas lutas sociais, muitas delas organizadas pela sociedade civil, ainda traz em seu texto artigos discriminadores e passíveis de absoluta inaplicabilidade. Assim, é preciso repensar os conceitos de exploração para trazer à baila novos instrumentos dotados de plena eficácia. Enquanto tivermos um estatuto penal contraditório e no campo social conceitos de exploração também contraditórios, tornar-se-á impossível, ou na melhor das hipóteses, dificílimo o seu enfrentamento e punição. Não basta a promulgação de uma lei extraordinária como é chamado o Estatuto, é preciso antes de tudo políticas públicas que dê à criança e ao adolescente, vítimas desta violência, o suporte jurídico e social, assim como o apoio em sua recuperação psíquica, educacional, familiar, emocional e moral. Durante a pesquisa foi analisado os dados do Conselho Tutelar de Guarabira contidos nas fichas de atendimentos e através delas detectados os casos de exploração sexual em crianças e adolescentes no período de Janeiro a Dezembro de 2005. Para tanto, foi utilizado o método de procedimento descritivo de caráter exploratório e histórico. Os dados cadastrais revelaram que os números de atendimentos de exploração sexual é ínfimo em relação a outros atendimentos, bem como pode-se constatar a dificuldade em precisar o crime retratado pela vítima ou seus familiares e a própria identificação pelos membros do conselho. O perfil educacional aponta para o já descrito em nível nacional, baixa escolaridade e um grande número de evasão escolar.

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Ebden, Tiffany. "Versions of virginity : an exploration of university students' narrative accounts of first sexual experience." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007797.

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The research assumes a narrative constructionist and feminist perspective in order to explore stories concerning men and women's first sexual experience. Such a metatheoretical stance is concerned with the ways that lives are constructed and storied through language. There is a concern for the myriad voices, both personal and social, that speaks through individuals' stories and for the manner in which these voices are represented. Three men and three women were interviewed to elicit narratives of first sexual experience. The analysis of interview transcripts tells first sexual experience as a rite of passage described in terms of certain mythic elements. That is, the experience of first sex concerns three stages. Firstly the individual is detached from the experience of sex while still a virgin. Secondly the experience itself is one that is ineffable and diffuse. Thirdly the individual must make sense of the experience. Participants' experience could be characterised as containing elements of demonic, heavenly or earthly myths about sexual relationships: demonic elements concerned the base , physical and painful experiences of first sex; the myth of heavenly love emphasises the mental and emotional connection between partners; an earthly myth tells sex as a predestined meeting of two partners. The manner in which stories were constructed was different for male and for female participants, and these differences have implications for the power dynamics at play between genders in the context of sexual interaction, especially first sex. Further the research's storied and ritualised approach to these gender differences suggests the performative aspect of gender.
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Sagle, Betty Sherwood. "The effects of child sexual abuse : an exploration of variables contributing to long term negative effects of child sexual abuse /." Thesis, This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09292009-020126/.

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Turley, Sarah E. "Risky business : a mixed methods exploration of sexual risk-taking in college students /." Available to subscribers only, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1208144651&sid=5&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Weille, Katharine-Lee Harrison. "Consensual sadomasochistic dominant-submissive sexual games : a psychodynamic exploration using interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, Birkbeck (University of London), 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.419776.

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Lemmon, Joseph S. "A Phenomenological Exploration of Sexual Addiction's Influence on the Leader and the Organization." Thesis, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10974875.

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Effective leadership is an integral component to ensure organizational excellence. Scholarly inquiry related to substance use, abuse, and addiction’s impact on the organization has been abundant while investigation of the effects of substance or behavioral addictions on leadership capacity was scant. Addiction, of any kind, leads to biological, psychological, and social dysfunction, incurring harm to addict, their families, followers, and the workplace. Within the context of the organization, as sexual addiction is often considered a taboo and undiscussable topic, inquiry regarding this topic was minimal. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the influence of sexual addiction on the leadership capacity of 7 leaders while in active addiction and in recovery. A related question considered how their organizations may have been affected by leader behaviors in both active and recovering states. Findings included active addiction having manifested in harmful and destructive leader behaviors to followers and the organization. Regarding recovery, these leaders’ personal experiences included: increased self-awareness and self-regulation, transparency, ongoing commitment to 12-step recovery program activities, and psychological growth. Benefit accrued to their organizations included: increased team collaboration, positive social exchanges, follower development, and enhanced organizational outcomes.

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Yutzy, Evan. "Nifty Shades of Beige: The Exploration of Color Lexicology Related to Sexual Identity." Kent State University Honors College / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1430744655.

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Wineland, Courtney A. "An Exploration of Hookup Culture, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Health among College Students." Xavier University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1525816225787974.

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Haste, Polly Margaret. "Tackling the 'difficult' subject an ethnographic exploration of sexual learning in secondary schools." Thesis, Goldsmiths College (University of London), 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.514291.

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Gantana, Hedren Juliana. "An exploration of the factors that contribute to recidivism in incarcerated sexual offenders." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3942.

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Magister Artium (Social Work) - MA(SW)
The aim of this study was to explore and describe the factors that contribute to recidivism with incarcerated sexual offenders. A qualitative research approach was used and ten incarcerated recidivist sexual offenders in the prisons were selected through purposive sampling. The researcher used semi-structured interview guides and a voice recorder to conduct as data collection tools during the interviews with the participants. The information gathered was transcribed, translated and analyzed using interpretive analysis.

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Mckay, Eimear. "Exploration of explicit and implicit emotion in adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/14166.

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Background: Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has the potential to compromise the socioemotional development of the victim resulting in an increased vulnerability to difficulties regulating emotions and one’s sense of self. Emotion is thought to play a key part in a number of psychological disorders which CSA survivors are at increased risk of developing. A better understanding of the basic emotions experienced in this population and emotion regulation will inform current treatment. Aims: This research aimed to develop a better understanding of the emotions experienced by survivors of CSA and the relationship between “implicit” and explicit emotions and psychopathology. Method: Two empirical studies were conducted. Study 1 employed a cross-sectional consecutive case series design involving 109 survivors of CSA. Participants completed a set of measures relating to basic emotions, emotion regulation and symptoms. Exploratory factor analyses were conducted on the Basic Emotions scale (BES). Regression analyses were used to explore the relationship between emotions experienced, emotion regulation strategies and psychological symptoms. Study 2 examined basic emotions, “implicit disgust self-concept” and psychopathology in a population of CSA survivors (n=26) and a group of individuals currently receiving psychological therapy who reported that they had not experienced childhood trauma (n=25). Participants completed self-report measures pertaining to emotion, emotion regulation, symptoms and cognitive fusion. Participants also completed an implicit association test. Results: Exploratory factor analyses supported the structure of three versions of the BESWeekly, General, and Coping in a sample of survivors of childhood sexual abuse. In all three versions of the scale, disgust explained the largest proportion of variance. The basic emotions of sadness, fear and disgust as well as external dysfunctional coping strategies appear to predict PTSD symptomatology in this sample. The results of Study 2 also support the finding that self-reported disgust is prominent in the emotion profile of CSA survivors. Implicit disgust self-concept was not significantly correlated with other emotions or psychopathology. However, implicit disgust self-concept was found to be significantly associated with cognitive fusion. Discussion: Psychotherapeutic approaches for survivors of childhood sexual abuse should address the emotional experience of this population. In particular, these findings suggest that sadness and disgust should be targeted in therapy.

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Ruscillo, Deborah. "A morphometric exploration of sexual dimorphism in mammalian skeletons for applicability in archaeology." Thesis, Boston Spa, U.K. : British Library Document Supply Centre, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=1&uin=uk.bl.ethos.369129.

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Coetzee, Wendy. "Male child sexual abuse : a qualitative exploration of survivors' perceptions of their abuse." Thesis, University of Leicester, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/31267.

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Despite a growing literature on child sexual abuse, there has been a noticeably slower recognition of men as victims of child sexual abuse. As a consequence, research in this area has remained limited. This lack of recognition may reflect the wider societal reluctance to acknowledge men as victims of sex abuse. Previous research has highlighted that men who have been sexually abused experience difficulties with their social sex role and sexual orientation identities. This research set out to explore men's perceptions of the effects of their childhood sexual abuse, with particular reference to the issues of sexual and gender identity. The aim of this was to explore the experiences of six male survivors. All six participants were interviewed using a semi-structured format and the interviews were analysed using a social constructionist revision of grounded theory. The main findings suggest that the lack of secure attachments with parents and other adult figures resulted in difficulties disclosing the abuse. Furthermore, the concealment and intemalisation of blame for the abuse resulted in later emotional difficulties and confusion in assuming a 'masculine' identity. The findings from this research suggest there are significant clinical implications for the way in which professionals and services address the issue of male child sexual abuse.

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Sartore, Melanie L. "An exploration of the lesbian label among health and kinesiology department academicians." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1546.

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Soyer, Asli. "An Exploration Of Masculinity, Femininity, Sexual Fantasy, And Masturbation As Predictors Of Marital Satisfaction." Master's thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12607652/index.pdf.

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The major problems that this study addressed were the identification of group differences on masculinity, femininity, monthly frequency of sexual fantasy, monthly frequency of masturbation, and marital satisfaction, as well as the investigation of which predictor variables account for a significant proportion of the criterion variables monthly frequency of sexual fantasy, monthly frequency of masturbation, and marital satisfaction. BEM Sex Roles Inventory-Short Form (BSRI-SF), Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), , and Demographic Information Form were administered 200 married individuals. To test the hypotheses of the study, ANOVA and Stepwise Multiple Regression Analyses were conducted. Results revealed that, gender differentiated the groups on masculinity, femininity, monthly frequency of sexual fantasy, and monthly frequency of masturbation. However, no difference was found for marital satisfaction. Apart from that, gender, frequency of sexual intercourse, and age found to be the predictors of monthly frequency of sexual fantasy. Another finding was that, gender, the belief that masturbation is not socially accepted, marital satisfaction, and femininity significantly predicted monthly frequency of masturbation. Lastly, results revealed that monthly frequency of sexual intercourse and monthly frequency of masturbation contributed to the prediction of marital satisfaction. The findings were discussed in the light of the relevant literature.

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Brown, Sarah. "An exploration of how staff talk about supporting the sexual rights of people with learning disabilities whilst safeguarding them from sexual exploitation." Thesis, University of East London, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.533026.

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Key messages within the government white paper Valuing People Now (Department of Health, 2009) include that people with learning disabilities have the right to develop relationships, to be parents and to marry or have a civil partnership. This study examined how staff in a learning disability service talk about sexuality support and how they negotiate the empowerment of service users in relation to their sexual rights. These questions were addressed through a discursive psychological analysis of one-to-one interviews with eight members of staff working in a service providing both outreach and residential support to people with I'earning disabilities. The analysi,s demonstrated that how staff support service users' sexual rights, and the opportunities they do or do not create for service users to develop intimate relationships, is not simply a manifestation of internal, individual, 'attitudes', but rather, is a result of the complex relationship between language, the historical; social and cultural context, regulatory practices and institutional structures. Before staff begin to think about providing support in this area, they have to make sense of whether the person they are supporting has a moral entitlement ~o a sexual identity. Some staff in the study drew upon a romantic discourse of sexuality (Hollway, 1989), which produced service users as 'asexual'. However, other staff drew upon discourses of sexuality that were broader than the romantic discourse and this helped to construct people with learning disabilities as partially, if not fully entitled to a sexual identity. The analysis also demonstrated that in providing sexuality support, staff members have to negotiate a number of practice dilemmas. For example, staff have to manage competing service priorities, such as those of 'health' and 'risk management', consider their personal and professional boundaries and interpret (vague) service ideologies of protection and empowerment. Underlying some of these difficulties are problems with the interpretation of the philosophy of 'normalisation' (Wolfensberger, 1980) as it applies to the sexual lives of people with learning disabilities. Implications of this analysis for clinical psychologists, services and policy are discussed and a number of recommendations are made for clinical practice. These include clinical psychologists taking a role in person centred planning processes, supporting staff to take a deconstructive approach to sexuality and to find a respectful way in which to talk about such a culturally taboo topic.

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Zaniewski, Bartosz. "An exploration of attachment strategies among young people who engage in harmful sexual behaviour." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/6559.

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Background: It is estimated that adolescent offenders account for 65% of contact child sexual abuse. A range of explanatory theories and models of intervention have been proposed. These are mainly based on cognitive theories with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and psycho-education remaining as the dominant models of treatment intervention. This research explored the issue of harmful sexual behaviour from the psychosocial perspective, drawing on attachment theory and social constructionism. Aim: The research explored attachment strategies among young people with harmful sexual behaviour. It examined young people’s understanding and explanations regarding their sexually abusive behaviour. This included an exploration of how the participants’ accounts and defensive strategies were shaped by wider family and cultural discourses regarding masculinity and sexual activity. In selected cases, the family intergenerational patterns of attachment and emotional regulation were analysed. Furthermore, the research explored the prevalence of harmful sexual behaviour in the study area. This included an exploration of statutory responses and services which were offered to people who engaged in harmful sexual behaviour. Methods: The research employed three interconnected research methods: a) a quantitative audit data of fifty cases which had been reported to the Children’s Services; b) qualitative and descriptive quantitative exploration of eight Transition to Adulthood Attachment Interviews and semi-structured interviews; c) qualitative exploration of the family context and trans-generational patterns of defensive strategies by conducting an Adult Attachment Interview in three cases. The analysis of the attachment and open-ended interviews utilised a combination of the structured ‘discourse analysis’ developed for the Adult Attachment Interview and Critical Discourse Analysis. Findings: The research found that there was no clear and consistent pathway of social care for young people who engaged in harmful sexual behaviour. The analysis of psychological defensive processes found that all of the participants presented with complex insecure attachment strategies alongside intrusions of unresolved traumas or losses. The exploration of intergenerational patterns of attachment strategies identified that all parents showed complex avoidant attachment strategies with intrusion of unresolved trauma and loss. The qualitative study identified a range of discourse themes and strategies in the accounts the young people offered in order to explain their actions and to maintain their sense of self. The dominant discourse themes shared by the young people were: a) life is hard and violence is normal; b) a sense of powerlessness; c) sexual entitlement, d) bravado and denial of vulnerability. Conclusion: Complex insecure attachment strategies with intrusion of trauma and loss play a significant role in the development of harmful sexual behaviour. In addition, the study suggests that the complex relationship between care, comfort and sexual behaviour should be a central focus of clinical interventions with this group of young people and should be investigated further in future research studies.

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Hammond, Natalie. "Paying for sex : a socio-cultural exploration of men who engage in sexual commerce." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2011. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/14574/.

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This thesis presents a sociological account of men who pay for sex through the lens of relationships and sexuality. By addressing the traditional absence of male clients within research on the sex industry, it aims, first, to move research away from moralistic discourses and simplistic motivational accounts, and towards an analysis of the social context of paying for sex, in which both sexual commerce and the wider intimate sphere have changed. Second, exploring this social context, focusing on relationships and sexuality, it attends to the broader cultural formations of heterosexual male identities in contemporary sexual culture. Thirty five male clients of female sex workers were recruited using an internet message board and a local newspaper. Interviews were conducted either; faceto- face, over the phone or using MSN. Overall, I argue that paying for sex needs to be understood within the context of being a heterosexual man in contemporary sexual culture. Recognition of the social and cultural environments in which men perform their multiple identities draws attention to the interactional nature of identity, the influence of resources from the wider environment when crossing and maintaining identity boundaries, and the management strategies of conflicting identities. By exploring commercial sex as a heterosexual practice, experience and identity, which transitions over time, I argue that commercial sex allows men to sidestep the 'bargain', 'burden' and 'mundane' elements of non-commercial heterosexual life. Yet, paradoxically, these elements seep across the non-commercial/commercial boundary.

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Altschuler, Rebecca, Julia Dodd, Madison Hinkle, and Gabrielle Caselman. "Exploration of Risk and Resiliency Factors for the Relationship Between Infertility and Sexual Functioning." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7335.

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Hidahl, Brittani. "The rhetoric of sexual experimentation an exploration of Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" /." Click here to view, 2009. http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/comssp/7/.

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Thesis (B.A.)--California Polytechnic State University, 2009.
Project advisor: Richard Besel. Title from PDF title page; viewed on Mar. 11, 2010. Includes bibliographical references. Also available on microfiche.

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Zubair, Noveed. "An exploration of gender nonconformity in gay men." Thesis, Canterbury Christ Church University, 2016. http://create.canterbury.ac.uk/14541/.

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This study explored how gender expressions were portrayed in the narratives of gay men who view themselves as non-masculine. An adapted life story interview was conducted with seven participants between the ages of 20 and 47 years. Life stories were analysed using content analysis. The study found that non-masculinity was defined in different ways and that social context, including threat, impacted on gender expression. Non-masculinity was strongly associated with male homosexuality. Homophobic verbal and physical abuse was portrayed alongside negative appraisals of non-masculinity. This may be indicative of internalised anti-effeminacy values. Marginalisation in gay communities was also portrayed, including romantic rejection. Intersections of gender-expression and ethnicity or age were important in evaluations of sexual attractiveness. Conversely, masculinity was often eroticised or regarded as aspirational. Positive qualities associated with non-masculinity included expressiveness, humour and flexibility in working with power demonstrations of others. These reinforce the assertion that effeminate and androgynous men bypass facets of gender-role conflict.

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Adu-Kumi, Benjamin. "Sexuality Going Viral: Using WhatsApp As a Site for Sexual Exploration Among College Students in Ghana." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20551.

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Among college students in Ghana, the new media app WhatsApp has been widely adopted as a medium for both communication and sexual exploration. Drawing on a classical media effects theory Uses and Gratifications, this mixed method research is designed to investigate sexual practices staged on WhatsApp among college students in Ghana. This study surveyed 314 students, along with in-depth interviews with eight respondents from the African University College of Communications in Accra, Ghana, to investigate the practice of viewing and circulating sexually explicit materials on WhatsApp. Key findings from this study with the exception of impact of sexual content on both male and female college students, point to no statistically significant differences in sexual gratifications on WhatsApp. This thesis delineates the various forms of motivations regarding the use of WhatsApp as a sexual gratification platform.

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Barrow, Katie Marie. "To Be Jewish and Lesbian: An exploration of religion and familial relationships." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1271980999.

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Santana, Edward Smith. "Jung and sex| Re-visioning the treatment of sexual issues in psychotherapy through an exploration and analysis of Jung's writings on sexual phenomena." Thesis, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3625741.

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This study explores C. G. Jung's theoretical and clinical approach to sexual phenomena as a potential means for re-visioning and improving mainstream treatments of sexual issues in psychotherapy. The research is intended to provide greater knowledge and awareness of Jung's work in this area and contribute a depth psychological perspective to the current treatment of sexual issues. Jung's writings and statements on sexual phenomena were analyzed using a qualitative hermeneutic methodology. The research brings attention to a large body of Jung's work on human sexuality, ranging from pioneering thoughts on sexual expressions of the soul, to contradictory statements on sexual phenomena. These writings comprise many important and complex perspectives on the sexual instinct and the diverse sexual expressions of the psyche.

Jung is not widely known for his views on sexuality or generally associated with the treatment of sexual issues. The research, however, finds Jung made extensive contributions to human sexuality and suggests reclaiming this knowledge might help address substantial problems in the treatment paradigm of sexual psychopathology.

This study also examines contemporary challenges in the treatment of sexual issues, including the growing movement toward diagnostic labeling, brief or symptom-focused therapies, and pharmaceutical interventions. Many in the field of sex therapy have serious concerns about the limited success and effectiveness of current approaches. These apprehensions are leading to calls for greater collaboration with diverse theoretical perspectives. The research identifies how Jung's interpretations of sexual phenomena could address concerns expressed by sex therapy practitioners and wider problems of pathologizing sexual human nature that result in untold violence and oppression around the world.

The findings and conclusions of the research suggest how Jungian and depth psychological perspectives could address gaps in sex therapy and respond to calls from sex therapists for greater collaboration. Depth psychologists have the opportunity to contribute an essential understanding of sexual phenomena and reclaim aspects of Jung's original and important contributions. The research also identifies the need for further elucidation of Jungian and depth psychological approaches to sexual issues.

Keywords: C. G. Jung, sex therapy, Jungian analysis, psychotherapy, sexual psychopathology, depth psychology, sexual disorders, sexual dysfunctions, sexuality.

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Sah, Rajeeb Kumar. "Positive sexual health : an ethnographic exploration of social and cultural factors affecting sexual lifestyles and relationships of Nepalese young people in the UK." Thesis, Canterbury Christ Church University, 2017. http://create.canterbury.ac.uk/17253/.

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This PhD is an interdisciplinary research project in the field of public health, youth studies, sociology and cultural studies about the sexual lives of 16 young Nepalese aged 16-24 living in London. The research uses ethnography and biography to explore social and cultural factors affecting sexual health and lifestyles of Nepalese young people in the changing world. Sexual health still remains a taboo, which brings struggle for Nepalese young people to negotiate their sexual lives within Nepalese families and community. The current study explores young people’s reflections of their sexual lifestyles and experiences, which is embedded in the sociocultural norms and patterns of the society, and their interactions with families, community and broader social structures. The findings suggest that detailed examinations of the connectedness between agency and social context provide more clear understanding of the everyday sexual lives of young people. The changing lifestyles of Nepalese young people in the western world provide accessibility to the new ways of living in experiencing sexual lives through transforming leisure activities and creating multiple opportunities for sexual intimacies and relationships. The popularity of nightclubbing and changing attitudes towards sexual lifestyles create concerns for sexual health risks and vulnerability as well as conflict within family because of sociocultural dominance towards relationships and marriage. The data suggest that young people negotiate with several challenges, such as caste issues and parental consent, while transforming love relationships into love arranged marriage. It was found that lack of communication on sexual matters within family fuel the issues of trust and promote secret relationships and females are widely discriminated at different levels within Nepalese society. These structural factors along with lack of appropriate sexual health knowledge and education limit expressions of positive sexual lifestyles and relationships among Nepalese young people. Intersectionality in this study is used to investigate key structural influences of sexual health and lifestyles at multiple levels. This research uses grounded theory to develop a tentative social ecological model, adapted from an ecological model, to understand the positive sexual health experiences of Nepalese young people.

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Moore, Allison. "The limits of sexual citizenship : An exploration of the cultural worlds of non-heteronormative communities." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.516235.

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Klinefelter, Emma. "Sexual minority adolescents and affirming experiences : an exploration of messages "It's OK to be gay"." Thesis, Canterbury Christ Church University, 2012. http://create.canterbury.ac.uk/11002/.

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Section A is a review of the literature pertaining to positive environmental influences on sexual identity development amongst sexual minority (SM) adolescents. Extant research suggests SM adolescents are at risk of adjustment difficulties; there is a dearth of research regarding positive influences on development. Positive influences include micro-system factors, such as friend and family affirmation, with limited understanding of macro-system factors. Section B reports the research study, which took an ecological approach to investigating protective factors in the lives of sexual minority adolescents. It aimed to investigate affirming experiences, exploring whether sexual minority ‘affirming messages’ (AM) are experienced, the process of experiencing AM and their perceived effects. A mixed-method cross sectional design with three phases of qualitative and quantitative data collection was implemented. Phases included a 12 participant focus group, an online survey completed by 107 participants and respondent validation with five participants. Participants reported AM were experienced, but were not accessible enough. AM were less accessible when first considering sexual identity, a time of negative feelings. Participants were actively engaged in seeking AM, most commonly on-line and from friends and least commonly from school. The importance of role models, similar others and self-acceptance was recognised. Results suggested that although AM are not considered accessible enough, they have a positive impact. This has implications for provision of AM within educational settings and the media.

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Wraighte, S. N. "A qualitative exploration into the experiences of childhood homophobic victimisation for sexual minority young adults." Thesis, University of Essex, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.617082.

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Homophobic-bullying is reported to negatively impact on the psychological, social, educational and cultural lives of sexual-minority youth, denigrating their identity, and emphasising their marginalised status. The long-term implications of victimisation on their 'journey' into adulthood remain a poorly misunderstood area of psychology. The present study aimed to explore how sexual-minority young adults construct meaning in the light of their childhood homophobic-victimisation; what coping processes they recall using to survive; and in what ways their childhood victimisation experiences impacted on their self and sexual-identity development, over their life-course. Four female lesbian and bisexual undergraduate university students provided accounts of their childhood homophobic-victimisation and subsequent journey into emerging-adulthood. Data was gathered via semi-structured interviews and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (Smith, Flowers & Larkin, 2009). Four superordinate themes were identified. Firstly, ' Constructing the self, the evolving journey' explores how participants' sense of being 'different' and undesirable (acquired through bullying) transformed into becoming 'wrong' and unacceptable. This transformation coincided with participants' experiences of homophobic-bullying and sexual-identity awareness. Participants' transitions from 'victim to warrior' and 'helplessness to saviour' over the course of their life-span were also explored. Secondly, ' Distancing the intolerable' outlines participants' cognitive and social processes of distancing themselves from the position of the victim, the behavioural and psychological consequences of victimhood and their sexuality. Such processes continued into emerging-adulthood, despite most participants ' no longer being bullied. Thirdly, 'My bully-the developing interpretation' explores the changing role of the ' blameworthy self, the' ignorant bullies' to the biggest bully of all- society, in participants' understanding of victimisation. Homophobia as an ' infectious disease' and identification of the positive benefits of their childhood-victimisation were identified. Fourthly, 'Trapped bird breaking free from its shackles' highlights participants’ sense of confinement to the dominating heterosexual norms and life as a repetitive victim. Participants' ' turning points' marked their embarked journey of escape, yet their lingering struggles from A qualitative exploration into the experiences of childhood homophobic victimisation for sexual minority young adults. their victimised past continue on. The clinical implications and need for further research are discussed.

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Milner, Rebecca. "Desistance in men who have previously committed sexual offences : an exploration of the early processes." Thesis, University of York, 2017. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/16398/.

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The aim of this research was to explore the early stage of desistance in men who have previously committed sexual offences with a view to understanding the process further, and to make recommendations regarding assessment and treatment. Secondly, to explore the role of the Circles of Support and Accountability project (an intervention aiming to reduce sexual offending), in the desistance process. The research used a prospective, longitudinal design with a mixed methods approach. Pre and post narratives/interviews about the experience of desistance and psychometrics relating to the proposed protective factors for desistance were collected from 39 previously convicted sexual offenders living in the community and engaging in a Circle. Eighteen sexual offenders on probation licence in the community formed a comparison group, and completed the same tasks approximately 12 months apart. The qualitative data were subjected to thematic analysis (Nvivo 10) and linguistic word analysis (Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count). Bringing together the results of all of the methodologies, a new, continuum-based model of early desistance for sexual offenders was proposed. This was tested using two methods of cluster analysis and a correlational analysis, and found initial support for the model. Possible protective factors and obstacles for desistance from sexual offending were suggested. It was also proposed that optimum levels of certain factors, previously described as obstacles to desistance (such as shame and stigma), may in fact act as maintenance factors. A key direction for further research is to test the predictive value of the variables within the model for longer-term desistance. This research makes an important contribution to the understanding of the early process of desistance in sexual offenders and also offers practical recommendations regarding implementing the findings of the model during assessment and treatment.

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