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Half of women have negative feelings about 1-night stands

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 25, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (26) | comments 7

The sexual and feminist revolutions were supposed to free women to enjoy casual sex just as men always had. Yet according to Professor Anne Campbell from Durham University in the UK, the negative feelings reported by women ...


Researchers study psychological impact of casual sex

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

University of Minnesota Project Eating Among Teens (EAT) researchers have found that young adults engaging in casual sexual encounters do not appear to be at increased risk for harmful psychological outcomes as compared to ...


The ugly truth about one night stands

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Men are far more interested in casual sex than women. While men need to be exceptionally attractive to tempt women to consider casual sex, men are far less choosy. These findings by Dr Achim Schützwohl, from the Department ...


Study: unprotected sex common among teens

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created Aug 24, 2006 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A study by Brown University in Providence, R.I., has suggested that U.S. teenagers use condoms more often with casual partners than with a main partner.


Teenagers attending college less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 05, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Adolescents attending college six months after completing high school are significantly less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior than those who do not go to college, according to the first study to directly compare ...


Teens in Love Do Less Crime

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Teenagers in love may be less likely to get mixed up in crime and substance abuse, according to new UC Davis research. But while romantic love seems to help keep teens law-abiding, casual sex can mean trouble.


Does sex sell? New study shows how to make women respond to sexy ads

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Do sexy images sell products? It depends, says a new study in Journal of Consumer Research. If marketers are determined to use sex in advertising, there may be ways to do it that can attract customers of both sexes.


Sexual attitudes changing in South Korea

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 02, 2006 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Two-thirds of South Korean college students said premarital sex was acceptable, reflecting an increasingly liberal mindset among Korean youths, a survey showed.


A Sentiment for All Seasons: We Offer Help More Often Than Ask for It

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 11, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- People do act as if it is better to give than receive, but perhaps not for purely altruistic reasons, Yale researchers report.


Sexual harassment 10 times more likely in casual and contract jobs

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women employed in casual and contract jobs are up to ten times more likely to experience unwanted sexual advances than those in permanent full time positions, a University of Melbourne study has found.


Rethinking sexism: Study examines how society maintains the status quo

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3

There is a tendency to think that only men treat women in a sexist way, but a new study by a University of Miami researcher and his daughter shows that both men and women participate in maintaining a gender hierarchy in our ...


Briefs: Realnetworks acquires Euro game company

Technology /

created Feb 07, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Seattle company behind the familiar Real Player made a major move in the online games sector Tuesday with the acquisition of Dutch developer Zylom Media.


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Breaking the silence online

Technology /

created Dec 20, 2005 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A website that allows sex partners to inform each other about their sexual health has been launched in Los Angeles.


Who has sex with whom? Study of heterosexual partnerships reveals worryingly low condom use

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 12, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A high proportion of people are not using condoms when they have sex with a new partner, according to a new study of heterosexual partnerships among British men and women. Among people in their 30s and 40s, and in partnerships ...


A more rational and scientific approach to AIDS is needed, says expert

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 26, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Secretariat of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has lost valuable ground by ignoring for years the contribution of long-term concurrent relationships to Africa's AIDS epidemic, claims an expert ...