NDLI: Positive Psychology: What Impact has it had on Sex Research Publication Trends?

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Author	Arakawa, Dana Rei Flanders, Corey E. Hatfield, Elaine Heck, Ronald
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Throughout history, Americans have been bitterly divided as to whether passionate love and sexual desire are positive experiences (that give meaning to life), whether they constitute a political, social, and spiritual danger, or whether sex in itself is not inherently bad, but certain sexual behaviors are wrong or dangerous. As previously noted by H. L. Horowitz, R. L. Rapson, and L. Stone, political and religious authorities—preaching the virtues of social control, chastity, and circumspection—have prevailed over reformers advocating “free love,” gender equality, birth control, the elimination of the double standard, sex education, and the like. In this paper we ask: Do we see any bias in the publication of modern-day sexuality research—specifically, do published studies tend to focus primarily on the positive or the negative aspects of sexuality? We attempted to answer this question by conducting a content analysis of articles appearing in four prestigious journals: The Journal of Sex Research, Archives of Sexual Behavior, The New England Journal of Medicine, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, from 1960 to the present. As expected, only a slim minority of articles investigated the delights of love, sex, and intimacy; the vast majority focused on the problems associated with sexual behavior. The positive psychology movement does not appear to have altered this time-tested bias.
Starting Page	305
Ending Page	320
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10955143
Journal	Sexuality and Culture
Volume Number	17
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	19364822
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2012-07-31
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Positive psychology Sexuality Positive sexuality Sexual culture Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Studies Personality and Social Psychology Psychology Regional and Cultural Studies
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Gender Studies Cultural Studies

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