2025
Motives for pornography use and women's sexual wellbeing: Insights from a 42-country study
Gewirtz-Meydan A, Feder H, Nagy L, Koós M, Kraus S, Demetrovics Z, Potenza M, Ballester-Arnal R, Batthyány D, Bergeron S, Billieux J, Briken P, Burkauskas J, Cárdenas-López G, Carvalho J, Castro-Calvo J, Chen L, Ciocca G, Corazza O, Csako R, Fernandez D, Fernandez E, Fujiwara H, Fuss J, Gabrhelík R, Gjoneska B, Gola M, Grubbs J, Hashim H, Islam S, Ismail M, Jiménez-Martínez M, Jurin T, Kalina O, Klein V, Költő A, Lee C, Lee S, Lewczuk K, Lin C, Lochner C, López-Alvarado S, Lukavská K, Mayta-Tristán P, Miller D, Orosová O, Orosz G, team S, Ponce F, Quintana G, Garzola G, Ramos-Diaz J, Rigaud K, Rousseau A, De Tubino Scanavino M, Schulmeyer M, Sharan P, Shibata M, Shoib, Sigre-Leirós V, Sniewski L, Spasovski O, Steibliene V, Stein D, Strizek J, Štulhofer A, Ünsal B, Vaillancourt-Morel M, Van Hout M, Bőthe B. Motives for pornography use and women's sexual wellbeing: Insights from a 42-country study. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2025, 14: 114-130. PMID: 39945771, PMCID: PMC11974412, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2024.00040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPornography useSexual wellbeingWomen's motivationsSexual desireLack of sexual satisfactionSexual satisfactionSexual function problemsSelf-report survey designGrowing body of researchPornography use motivationsWomen's sexual wellbeingBody of researchPornographyHigher sexual desireSexual curiosityWellbeingMeasures of sexual functionMultifaceted natureParticipant ageWomenGrowing bodySurvey designLongitudinal designDesireParticipants
2024
Cross-Cultural Validation of the Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI-2) in 42 Countries and 26 Languages
Castro-Calvo J, Beltrán-Martínez P, Ballester-Arnal R, Nagy L, Koós M, Kraus S, Demetrovics Z, Potenza M, Batthyány D, Bergeron S, Billieux J, Briken P, Burkauskas J, Cárdenas-López G, Carvalho J, Chen L, Ciocca G, Corazza O, Csakó R, Fernandez D, Fernandez E, Fujiwara H, Fuss J, Gabrhelík R, Gewirtz-Meydan A, Gjoneska B, Gola M, Grubbs J, Hashim H, Hsieh Y, Islam S, Ismail M, Jiménez-Martínez M, Jurin T, Kalina O, Klein V, Költő A, Lee S, Lewczuk K, Lin C, Lochner C, Lopez-Alvarado S, Lukavská K, Mayta-Tristán P, Miller D, Orosova O, Orosz G, Team S, Ponce F, Quintana G, Garzola G, Ramos-Diaz J, Rigaud K, Rousseau A, De Tubino Scanavino M, Schulmeyer M, Sharan P, Shibata M, Shoib, Sigre-Leirós V, Sniewski L, Spasovski O, Steibliene V, Stein D, Štulhofer A, Ünsal B, Vaillancourt-Morel M, Van Hout M, Bőthe B. Cross-Cultural Validation of the Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI-2) in 42 Countries and 26 Languages. The Journal Of Sex Research 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-14. PMID: 39560207, DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2024.2417023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual Desire InventorySexual desireDesire InventorySDI-2Non-clinical sampleMeasurement invariance testingPsychometrically robust measureSexuality-related variablesConfirmatory factor analysisGroup-based differencesCross-cultural validitySexual orientationCross-cultural studiesPsychometric propertiesInvariance testingEffect sizeFactor analysisWell-beingExpression of sexual desireWeak-to-moderateSexual functionInventorySex surveysLanguageDesireBehavioral and neural responses to social exclusion in women: the role of facial attractiveness and friendliness
Vaillancourt T, van Noordt S, Krygsman A, Brittain H, Davis A, Palamarchuk I, Arnocky S, Segalowitz S, Crowley M, Schmidt L. Behavioral and neural responses to social exclusion in women: the role of facial attractiveness and friendliness. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 15135. PMID: 38956123, PMCID: PMC11219880, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65833-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural responses to social exclusionResponses to social exclusionEvent-related potential amplitudesSocial exclusionLevel of attractivenessRejection sensitivityAttractiveness ratingsFacial attractivenessSocial desirabilityExpectancy violationConsistent with studiesInterpersonal conflictFriendliness levelExclusionary behaviorEvolutionary theoryWomen's responsesNon-competitorsAttractionWomenRetaliationDesirePotential amplitudeBehaviorOpponentsExpectations
2023
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: A HUMAN DISTINCTIVE?
Herdt J. RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: A HUMAN DISTINCTIVE? Zygon® 2023, 58: 504-521. DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFertility Desire and Associations with Condomless Sex, Antiretroviral Adherence, and Transmission Potential in a Cohort of Kenyan Women Living with HIV in Sero-discordant Relationships: A Mixed Methods Study
Eastment M, Kinuthia J, Tapia K, Wanje G, Wilson K, Kaggiah A, Simoni J, Mandaliya K, Poole D, Richardson B, Jaoko W, John-Stewart G, McClelland R. Fertility Desire and Associations with Condomless Sex, Antiretroviral Adherence, and Transmission Potential in a Cohort of Kenyan Women Living with HIV in Sero-discordant Relationships: A Mixed Methods Study. AIDS And Behavior 2023, 27: 2803-2814. PMID: 36759394, PMCID: PMC10338402, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-04004-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFertility desiresFertility intentionsCondomless sexProstate specific antigenSerodiscordant partnershipsSero-discordant relationshipsHIV transmissionWomen's placeAntiretroviral adherenceQualitative interviewsRisk of HIV transmissionDetectable viral loadSexual HIV transmissionMixed methods studyChildbearingCondom useAntiretroviral therapyViral loadSpecific antigenDesireProspective cohortVaginal secretionsPartnershipWomenMethods study
2022
Introduction to the Special Issue: Resilience and Perseverance for Human Flourishing
Tsai J, Morissette SB. Introduction to the Special Issue: Resilience and Perseverance for Human Flourishing. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2022, 14: s1-s3. PMID: 35298224, DOI: 10.1037/tra0001215.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Genetically predicted gene expression of prefrontal DRD4 gene and the differential susceptibility to childhood emotional eating in response to positive environment
Barth B, Bizarro L, Miguel PM, Dubé L, Levitan R, O'Donnell K, Meaney MJ, Silveira PP. Genetically predicted gene expression of prefrontal DRD4 gene and the differential susceptibility to childhood emotional eating in response to positive environment. Appetite 2020, 148: 104594. PMID: 31927071, DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2020.104594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChild BehaviorChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesEatingEmotionsFamily ConflictFeeding BehaviorFemaleGene ExpressionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansHyperphagiaInfantInfant, NewbornMachine LearningMaleMother-Child RelationsMothersObesityReceptors, Dopamine D4SingaporeSocial EnvironmentConceptsPositive environmentEmotional eatingEating Behavior QuestionnaireChildren's Eating Behaviour QuestionnaireGenetic differential susceptibilityDopamine D4 receptor geneD4 receptor geneBehavior QuestionnaireMonths of agePositive outcomesDRD4 genePositive settingEatingDifferential susceptibilityMAVANFurther evidenceOutcome measuresDRD4Susceptibility stateAdverse environmentsIndividualsQuestionnaireMeasuresDesireEvidence
2019
Rethinking Food Reward
de Araujo IE, Schatzker M, Small DM. Rethinking Food Reward. Annual Review Of Psychology 2019, 71: 1-26. PMID: 31561741, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-122216-011643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood rewardReward regionsHedonic qualityBrain neural pathwaysSubliminal signalsCognitive processesBrain reward regionsConscious perceptionDietary decisionsCortical networksFlavor perceptionCaloric foodNeural pathwaysFood reinforcementRewardUncontrolled desirePerceptionDietary choicesOvereatingRecent animalHuman studiesTraditional modelsSensory receptorsDesireFindingsNorth of Home: Obligations to Families of Undocumented Patients
Fins J, Real de Asúa D. North of Home: Obligations to Families of Undocumented Patients. The Hastings Center Report 2019, 49: 12-14. PMID: 30790302, DOI: 10.1002/hast.972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife-sustaining therapyWithdrawal of life-sustaining therapyIncapacitated patientsEthical concernsSocial workersDoctors' desireFurther careFamily inputState lawsUndocumented patientsIntensive care unitDoctorsCare unitMultisystem organ failureObligationsDecision-United StatesOrgan failureDesireFamily
2018
Food Intake Recruits Orosensory and Post-ingestive Dopaminergic Circuits to Affect Eating Desire in Humans
Thanarajah SE, Backes H, DiFeliceantonio AG, Albus K, Cremer AL, Hanssen R, Lippert RN, Cornely OA, Small DM, Brüning JC, Tittgemeyer M. Food Intake Recruits Orosensory and Post-ingestive Dopaminergic Circuits to Affect Eating Desire in Humans. Cell Metabolism 2018, 29: 695-706.e4. PMID: 30595479, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopaminergic circuitsHigher cognitive centersSegregated brain regionsPeripheral physiological signalsPalatable food intakeReward valueDopamine releaseCognitive centersSubjective desireBrain regionsBrain areasUnderlying reinforcementFood intakeDorsal striatumRole of brainPhysiological signalsFood selection behaviorIntegrative pathwaysFMRIDesirePET methodBrainHumansIntakeSelection behaviorBook Review: Alasdair MacIntyre, Ethics in the Conflicts of Modernity: An Essay on Desire, Practical Reasoning, and Narrative
Herdt J. Book Review: Alasdair MacIntyre, Ethics in the Conflicts of Modernity: An Essay on Desire, Practical Reasoning, and Narrative. Studies In Christian Ethics 2018, 31: 488-492. DOI: 10.1177/0953946818791862b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychodynamics of Suicide in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender Youth
Bojarski E, Qayyum Z. Psychodynamics of Suicide in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender Youth. Journal Of Infant Child And Adolescent Psychotherapy 2018, 17: 178-186. DOI: 10.1080/15289168.2018.1480202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransgender youthLGBT youthGender identitySexual orientationSexual selfGayQueer patientsSocial isolationYouthPsychodynamics of suicideVulnerable populationsInpatient adolescent unitCase exampleThemesIndependent dimensionsDesireUnique challengesLesbiansBisexualTransgenderPsychic painSocietyDesperationIdentitySuicideImproving Mandatory Vaccination Against Influenza: Minimizing Anxiety of Employees to Maximize Health of Patients
Benin A, Lockwood G, Creatore T, Donovan D, Predmore M, MacArthur S. Improving Mandatory Vaccination Against Influenza: Minimizing Anxiety of Employees to Maximize Health of Patients. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2018, 33: 372-382. PMID: 29301403, DOI: 10.1177/1062860617748738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMandatory vaccination campaignPersonal anxietyNegative feelingsSubstantial anxietyMandatory vaccinationAnxietyEmployeesHospital-acquired influenzaInterview transcriptsHealth care workersConstant comparative methodPerception of vaccinationHealth of patientsStrong desireQualitative interviewsChildren's HospitalFree vaccinationVaccination campaignCare workersVaccinationSuch programsDesireInfluenzaPatientsHospital
2017
The Pain in the Gift and the Gift in the Pain
Herdt J. The Pain in the Gift and the Gift in the Pain. Studies In Christian Ethics 2017, 30: 158-166. DOI: 10.1177/0953946816684440.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Responsive feeding practices among caregivers in rural Anuradhapura; a missing component in infant feeding!
Senevirathne S, Karunamuni N, Pallewaththa P, Rathnayake R, Wickramage K, Agampodi S, Agampodi T. Responsive feeding practices among caregivers in rural Anuradhapura; a missing component in infant feeding! Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2015, 9: 04. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v9i2supp.7553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepth interviewsDifferent socio-demographic backgroundsSocio-demographic backgroundLack of reciprocityNational nutrition programQualitative studyFramework approachMOH areaChildren's desireInterviewsFull conceptDesirePlaceMajority of mothersResponsive feeding practicesNutrition ProgramPracticeConclusionsThe conceptPositive impactDietary intakeInfant feedingEthical clearanceFeeding practicesInternational guidelinesMothersProsocial Behavior and Empathy
Dovidio J, Banfield J. Prosocial Behavior and Empathy. 2015, 216-220. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-08-097086-8.24024-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Neuroimaging the interaction of mind and metabolism in humans
D’Agostino A, Small DM. Neuroimaging the interaction of mind and metabolism in humans. Molecular Metabolism 2012, 1: 10-20. PMID: 24024114, PMCID: PMC3757655, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2012.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional magnetic resonance imagingParticular mental processesNeural circuitsInteraction of mindFood cuesMental processesBrain responsesNeural responsesPsychological stateFunctional neuroimagingNeuroimaging techniquesDecision-making processMagnetic resonance imagingHormonal factorsCuesResonance imagingNeuroimagingMetabolic signalsMindHormonal signalsDesireSatietyBehaviorIntakeResponse
2010
The Development of Mentalisation in Children From a Theory of Mind Perspective
Ensink K, Mayes L. The Development of Mentalisation in Children From a Theory of Mind Perspective. Psychoanalytic Inquiry 2010, 30: 301-337. DOI: 10.1080/07351690903206504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActions of selfKey developmental questionsCognitive developmentalistsMind perspectiveCourse of developmentDevelopment of theoryDevelopmental questionsOwn behaviorTerm theoryYoung childrenBody of workSpecific domainsFeelingsEarly infancyBeliefsMindProductive linesBroader goalChildrenStartling evidenceMentalisationPsychologistsDevelopmentalistsIntentionalityDesire
2007
From Deficit to Desire: A Philosophical Reconsideration of Action Models of Psychopathology
Davidson L, Shahar G. From Deficit to Desire: A Philosophical Reconsideration of Action Models of Psychopathology. Philosophy Psychiatry & Psychology 2007, 14: 215-232. DOI: 10.1353/ppp.0.0127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman agencyUnderlying philosophical frameworkWritings of DeleuzePhilosophical perspectivePhilosophical frameworkPhilosophical reconsiderationNotion of deficitProductive notionSubjective lifeAction theoryDeficit focusAction perspectiveNotionDesirePerspectiveDeleuzeGuattariPracticeAgenciesWritingContextCentral roleCapitalismExpositionReconsideration
2006
From Participation to Citizenship: How to Regain a Role, a Status, and a Life in the Process of Recovery
Mezzina R, Borg M, Marin I, Sells D, Topor A, Davidson L. From Participation to Citizenship: How to Regain a Role, a Status, and a Life in the Process of Recovery. American Journal Of Psychiatric Rehabilitation 2006, 9: 39-61. DOI: 10.1080/15487760500339428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial networksPlace of employmentProcess of recoverySocial arenaOwn communitiesSocial groupsInformants' desireGroup of peopleSocial adaptationSocial factorsDay centresInternet communityRightsInformantsMental health servicesDifferent peopleHealth servicesCommunityStigmaDesirePeopleSpending timeCitizenshipMajor barrierCitizens
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