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Perceived flirting skills mediate the relationship between sociosexuality and s...
Mendoza, J.; Romero, D.; Mebarak, M.; Rodrigues, D. L.; Martinez, M.Past research has linked sociosexuality and flirting skills to different types of singlehood. Individuals with unrestricted sociosexuality are less likely to enter long-term relationships or experience involuntary singlehood, whereas shyness and low self-confidence are common reasons for involuntary singlehood. However, existing studies tend to focus solely on direct associations between sociosexuality, courtsh...
Conformed to gender conformity? Gender nonconformity stigma is buffered by pers...
Rodrigues, D. L.Research has shown that individuals from sexual and gender minorities are more likely to be stigmatized. Taking the perceiver’s perspective, we conducted two experimental studies to examine gender nonconformity stigma and the conditions under which such stigma is more (or less) likely to emerge. In both studies, participants were asked to read descriptions of targets varying in gender (non)conformity and assign...
Measuring commitment in paws: Adaptation of the Investment Model Scale to the c...
Aguiar, T. R.; Lopes, D.; Rodrigues, D. L.Commitment has a crucial role in predicting intentions and behaviors toward relationship maintenance. The Investment Model Scale (IMS; Rusbult et al., 1998) offers an empirically supported framework to describe and quantify commitment in various contexts, particularly romantic relationships. Only a few studies have attempted to extend this theoretical framework to examine human and companion animals (H-CA) rela...
A narrative review of the dichotomy between the social views of non-monogamy an...
Rodrigues, D. L.Monogamy is deeply rooted in most Western societies, shaping how people construe and behave in romantic relationships. These normative views facilitate the emergence of negative perceptions and evaluations when people choose not to adhere to mononormativity. Even though people in consensual non-monogamous (CNM) relationships are targets of stigmatization, research shows a dichotomy between these negative views ...
The role of perceived social support in the grief experiences of more anxious a...
Sarper, E.; Rodrigues, D. L.Past research showed that high trait anxiety and low self-compassion, along with lack of perceived social support, have been associated with experiencing stronger grief symptoms. However, research is yet to understand if and how these factors interact among grieving individuals. Results of a cross-sectional study (N = 539) showed that perceived social support interacted differently with trait anxiety and self-c...
Condom use beliefs differ according to regulatory focus: A mixed-methods study ...
Rodrigues, D. L.; Carvalho, A. C.; Prada, M.; Garrido, M. V.; Balzarini, R. N.; de Visser, R. O.; Lopes, D.Reports worldwide have been showing increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and condomless sex in recent years. Research has identified several individual and situational variables that can determine the decision to use condoms or forgo their use. We argue that such a decision can also be shaped by motives related to pleasure and safety (i.e., regulatory focus in sexuality). Using open-ended ...
Belonging to the Ace Spectrum: correlates of cognitions, feelings, and desires ...
Carvalho, A.; Rodrigues, D. L.Introduction: Asexuality is typically defined as a lack of sexual attraction, and yet this definition fails to include the multitude of experiences within the ace community. We explored the correlates of different cognitions, feelings, and desires reported by ace individuals. Methods: Data for a cross-sectional study with 456 individuals from online ace communities (61.8% women; Mage = 24.62, SD = 6.98) were co...
O pré-registo como prática de ciência aberta
Guedes, D.; Rodrigues, D. L.O pré-registo consiste na submissão de um plano de investigação previamente à sua implementação. Esta submissão resulta num registo datado (timestamped) onde se especificam as questões ou hipóteses de partida, bem como os métodos de recolha e análise de dados que se prevê utilizar. Este procedimento enquadra-se no conjunto de práticas de ciência aberta, cujo objetivo é aumentar a transparência e acessibilidade ...
Perceived social support buffers the consequences of internalized negativity am...
Rodrigues, D. L.; Brooks, T. R.; Balzarini, R. N.; Moors, A. C.Departures from monogamy are socially discouraged and met with negative judgments, and being a target of stigmatization has consequences for the way individuals in consensual non-monogamous (CNM) relationships connect to others, including their partner(s). However, social support seems to be an important factor associated with increases in wellbeing and relationship quality. Aligned with this reasoning, results...
A machine learning approach for analyzing sexual satisfaction based on psycholo...
Romero, D.; Rubio, L.; Rodrigues, D. L.; Mebarak, M.The emergence of machine learning techniques has revolutionized various fields, helping to shed light into the complexities of human sexuality and address sexuality-related problems. The present study aimed to classify sexual satisfaction in both women (n = 503) and men (n = 342), who completed a digital survey aimed at Colombian adults based on a snowball sampling. Collected data were analyzed using several su...