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Individuals’ daily positive life experiences, from having a good conversation to taking a relaxing bath, may be thought of as mundane, but when added together they may be key contributors to making life meaningful and enjoyable. Some individuals, however, may have more frequent access to positive life experiences or may be able to enjoy them more. We used data from the Midlife Development in the US

An experiential perspective on identity development is presented here and focuses on the importance of flow experiences for developing abiding interests, or long-term interests that form the core of a person’s identity. The perspective shares similarities with the exploration/commitment dynamic incorporated in much identity research but suggests how experiences like flow can help regulate and motivate

The quiet ego reflects psychological mechanisms that enable individuals to interpret themselves and others less defensively by balancing concerns for the welfare and growth of both (Bauer & Weatherbie, 2023). Two experimental studies tested the hypothesis that listening to brief reminders of four quiet ego characteristics would reduce a common form of defensiveness: self-other bias. In Study 1, female

Although distal (i.e., discrimination, victimization, rejection, and nonaffirmation) and proximal (i.e., internalized transphobia, negative expectations, and identity nondisclosure) gender minority stressors are associated with internalizing (i.e., depression, anxiety, suicidality) and externalizing (i.e., substance use) mental health outcomes of trans individuals, how they are related to two distinct

This article investigates why statistical reasoning has had little impact on the practice of friction ridge (or ‘fingerprint’) examination, despite both interest and some modest scientific progress toward this goal. Previous research has attributed this lack of results to practitioner resistance and legal apathy. This article seeks to complement those explanations through interviews with experts with

Compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) has been associated with trauma and neglect in childhood. There is evidence that CSB is related to child physical and sexual abuse. Sexual narcissism was linked with aggression, sex at a young age, and many partners for sex. This study examined the associations between childhood abuse and neglect, sexual narcissism, and hypersexual behavior among participants of a sex

This study focuses on the people inhabiting an internal frontier of global capital marked by the zone of a waste landfill and its surrounding industrial belt. While the external frontiers of capitalist accumulation are traceable to identifiable corporations, internal frontiers involve ambiguous work and organizational relations. We draw on fieldwork at a settlement near a waste landfill in Ahmedabad

This article examines meaning-making in a governmental technology demonstration, and its significance in the production of a durable artifice of innovation. STS literature has largely engaged with technology demonstrations in the context of commercial technology products, and through the lens of public knowledge-making: as events that elicit credence in matters-of-fact. I contribute to this discussion

Frontline workers who occupy public-facing, non-managerial roles are critical to the ongoing sociotechnical accomplishment of safety in complex systems, yet their role is often overlooked in relation to organizational safety programs, protocols, and training. In this paper, we examine how frontline workers make judgments about potential hazards during routine work and how they respond to organizational

We present our shared research journey. To place it in context, we briefly describe the history of stepfamily scholarship in four phases, highlighting our roles. We reflect on our mutual experiences as spouses who were research partners, and finish with thoughts about our contributions to the field. Although we occasionally examined sociocultural contexts within which stepfamilies lived, most of our

Oxytocin (OXT) has been linked to sexual behavior across several studies. However, scant work exists that investigates OXT concentrations across a sexual encounter and researchers have yet to examine OXT concentrations during partnered sexual activity in the home environment. In the present study, a non-clinical sample of 49 mixed-sex (i.e., 49 women, 49 men) young adult romantic partners were invited

The COVID-19 pandemic presented an opportunity to re-think how urban transportation policy and planning can address public needs through street reallocations for active transportation. Borrowing from Critical Junctures and Punctuated Equilibrium Theory, we propose a framework for understanding abrupt changes in transportation policy and to explain what may have triggered and shaped the actions related

City leadership appears key in driving the transition towards a liveable future. Trying to bring specific visions of the future into present decisions and actions is what anticipatory governance is about. However, the literature has highlighted a lack of discussion of the use of anticipatory practices in urban climate governance. What anticipatory practices do cities employ to tackle climate change

Information disorder (IDO) presents a persistent challenge to society, necessitating innovative approaches to understanding its dynamics beyond just merely detecting it. This study introduces a theory-driven framework that integrates advanced natural language processing (NLP) with deep learning, utilizing the target-based emotion–stance analysis (TESA) approach to analyze emotion and stance dynamics

Systematic content analysis of messaging has been a staple method in the study of communication. While computer-assisted content analysis has been used in the field for three decades, advances in machine learning and crowd-based annotation combined with the ease of collecting volumes of text-based communication via social media have made the opportunities for classification of messages easier and faster

Greenspace exposure (including the amount of time spent, vegetation coverage, and the number of greenspace attributes) has been shown to enhance children’s well-being (including fewer emotional problems and more happiness). However, the day-to-day associations between perceived greenspace exposure and children’s emotional well-being and potential rural-urban differences remain unclear. A total of 509

Black women are disproportionately impacted by HIV, such that they are diagnosed at eight times the rate of White women and three times that of Latinas. Given that HIV transmission among Black women is primarily attributed to heterosexual sex, it is imperative to better understand factors that influence Black women’s sexual health decision-making. Previous studies have highlighted the influence of

Late modern urban spaces marked by heterogeneity, forced proximity, intersecting layers of difference and normalised structures of inequality and marginalisation, require rethinking the conditions for an urban ethics of solidarity. Such an ethics of solidarity needs to go beyond notions of large collective movements based on shared values or claims and beyond demarcated communities. We explore the

Cities are increasingly encouraged to adopt cross-sector coordination mechanisms and visions as a response to complex urban sustainability challenges. However, infrastructure governance remains highly fragmented, with limited understanding of how and why coordination emerges, what issues it prioritises and whether these selective forms effectively address or obscure deeper structural challenges. This

This article addresses royal agency in the current urban development of Bangkok. During the reign of King Bhumibol, the image of the just and generous monarch who followed the precepts of dharma was assiduously maintained and visibly promoted. Despite the palace’s known control of great wealth, the king’s embrace of moderation as Buddhist virtue (‘sufficiency economy’) in the face of the consumerism

Sexual pleasure is an integral component of sexual health, human rights, and overall wellbeing and can be a helpful lens for understanding the agency and freedom present at the individual, relational, and community level. Further, one's most pleasurable sexual experience can be a pivotal moment that allows for expanded understandings of pleasure and can change how one structures future sexual experiences

This study aimed to examine the effect of the association between body image and self-esteem levels on attitudes toward sexuality in older adults with chronic illnesses. The research was descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational. The study sample comprised 1,004 people over the age of 65 who visited family health centers in a province in the east of Türkiye. The Older Person’s Description Form

This study examines Waze’s role in Santiago de Chile’s traffic management, emphasising its use in control rooms. Using ethnographic methods, including observations and interviews, the research demonstrates how analysts employ formal and informal data, with Waze playing a central role, in their operational decision-making. The findings illustrate the dual role of Waze: as a tool for enhancing on-the-spot

Despite millions of hacked accounts fueling cybercrime, research on the hacking experience, particularly sociodemographic aspects, remains sparse. This study examines the experience of being hacked with a focus on gender disparities from the perspective of the third-level digital divide—socially constructed gaps of digital use outcomes even among users with similar digital access and skills. Analyzing

Masturbation with its numerous health benefits is an integral aspect of most people's sexuality and is typically observed across all stages of life. However, longitudinal studies exploring the frequencies of masturbation across major life phases are lacking. We examined the development of masturbation frequencies from ages 19-50 via multilevel growth curve modeling with a longitudinal population-based

The main objective of this paper is to analyse the effects of culture on happiness in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on a sample of 33 countries observed over the period from 2006 to 2020, we specify and estimate a panel data model using the system generalized method of moments (SGMM). The results show that culture significantly increases happiness in Sub-Saharan Africa. To test the robustness of the results

Identifying risk factors associated with non-consensual intimate image dissemination (NCIID) perpetration is an important step in the development of effective intervention programming with the goal of reducing this behavior. Using the?motivation–facilitation model of sexual offending as a framework, the current study explored the extent to which theoretically relevant correlates of sexual offending

We explored demographic, psychological, and behavioral characteristics of five paraphilic interest groups in the UK: BDSM, pet play, age play/ABDL, furries, and balloon fetishists - chosen for their prevalence, power dynamics, and varied activities. Through an anonymous survey (N?=?470), we assessed role identities, engagement patterns, and relational dynamics. Groups were more likely to have non-heterosexual

We refer to small but certain happiness that emerges in our daily life as micro-happiness. Study 1 extracted a six-factor structure of such micro-happiness that includes contact with nature, time spent with close people, engagement with amusement media, personal relaxation, daily chores, and drinking (alcohol consumption). Such micro-happiness is driven by daily events that occur frequently and repeatedly

“Synthetic samples” generated by large language models (LLMs) have been argued to complement or replace traditional surveys, assuming their training data is grounded in human-generated data that potentially reflects attitudes and behaviors prevalent in the population. Initial US-based studies that have prompted LLMs to mimic survey respondents found that the responses match survey data. However, the

Same-sex attracted individuals report greater levels of sex-atypical childhood behaviors and adulthood occupational preferences when compared with their heterosexual counterparts. While these sexual orientation differences are well established, the extent to which gender-role presentation relates to such differences is unclear. The present study examined recalled childhood sex-(a)typical behaviors

This paper explores whether a flattening of the gradient between high-price and low-price housing regions occurred in the UK after the outbreak of COVID-19 and assesses whether this flattening can be attributed to changes in demand among owner-occupiers and investors. Two hypotheses are established based on past literature: the Demand Increases Hypothesis and the Capital Inflows Hypothesis. These are

Adolescents may perceive that social media exert influence on their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. Past research has found that frequent social media use and fear of missing out have related to risk behavior and poor mental health outcomes. Little research has been conducted on the perception of influence of social media by adolescents on mental health outcomes and risky behavior engagement. In

Short-form videos have become a dominant form of social media globally. While short-video apps are popular among adolescents, their ease-of-use has also attracted a growing number of elderly users. However, this accessibility can lead to problematic use, resulting in physical and mental health issues for this demographic. Therefore, our research employed the technology acceptance model (TAM) to understand

Black transgender women (TW) have disproportionately low uptake and use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), despite high vulnerability to HIV. Community and peer support may be important intervention targets to improve PrEP use among Black TW. We conducted qualitative interviews with 42 Black TW in the midwestern United States to understand Black TW’s experiences with PrEP and explore barriers

Many sexual minority men (SMM) use sex position self-labels, including "top," "bottom," "versatile," as well as combinations like "vers/top" and "vers/bottom" to describe engagement in anal intercourse. Despite the use of these labels, there is limited literature identifying various aspects that may impact SMM's chosen sex position label. The purpose of this study was to examine factors (i.e. sexual

Individual differences in the strength of human sexual conditioning in the context of excitatory (CE) as well as inhibitory (CI) learning were explored in the present study. Consistent with as reported by Gray (1972), I hypothesized a positive correlation between sexual excitability scores (SES) and the strength of excitatory appetitive sexual conditioning and impaired inhibitory appetitive sexual

Despite resource-based theories espousing the virtues of supervisory family support (SFS), we question the definitiveness of an oversimplified assumption that receiving SFS is a beneficial, positive experience. We develop a model based on appraisal theories of emotion, with results from two experimental studies and a multi-wave survey study supporting our notion of the need for a more balanced view

Using an intersectional lens, existing literature, and theories to inform and ground this work, we propose marginalized family identity theory (MFIT). MFIT is a new theoretical framework to understand shared family identities in families shaped by the marginalized individual identity of one or more members. We center the experiences of Queer (LGBTQIA+) parent families, yet we also discuss how this

This study examines how race shapes the displacement of Black-owned businesses during commercial gentrification in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Utilising an autoethnographic case study approach, the author integrates two decades of personal experience as a Black business owner with testimonies from 19 other Black business owners. The findings reveal the multidimensional nature of displacement – including

This well-powered, pre-registered online study examined differences in orgasmic consistency among women both with and without ADHD symptomatology while controlling for sexual assertiveness and sexual attitudes, constructs yet to be explored in this context. A convenience sample of 815 (Mage?=?28.93, SDage?=?9.23) cisgender females, at least 18?years of age and sexually active with at least one partner

Previous research has shown a positive association between BDSM/kink behaviors and sexual satisfaction. The present study further explored this relationship within a Chilean population of BDSM practitioners. A total of 543 participants responded to an online questionnaire about BDSM/kink roles, practices, and overall sexual satisfaction. The main regression analyses evaluated the associations between

We examine the reproduction of executive age profiles across chief executive officer (CEO) succession episodes. Counter to the trend of the general workforce becoming more age-diverse, executives appear to have become more age homogenous and increasingly older at appointment. This is despite increasing frequency of CEO succession episodes, which represent opportunities for demographic change at the

Prior research has largely documented the overall mobilizing effects of social media news consumption and political discussion linked to citizens’ political participatory behaviors. However, limited empirical research has considered the informational and communicative effects to be contingent upon different social media platforms. Therefore, this study advances distinct theoretical affordances and

Although one in three U.S. contraceptive clients identify as something other than heterosexual, research has overlooked associations between sexual identity and experiences of provider-based contraceptive coercion - that is, pressure from a healthcare provider to use or not use birth control. In 2023, we used the online Prolific panel to survey U.S. reproductive-age people assigned female at birth

This study tests a theoretical model of sexual satisfaction in gay men that incorporates self and self-with-other schemata, identity processes, and sexual communication behaviors. Structural equation modeling based on cross-sectional correlational survey data from 199 gay men in the United Kingdom and Germany examined associations between the self-schema of internalized homonegativity, the self-with-other

Cis-heteronormative frameworks have inadequately addressed the complexity of trans masculine, nonbinary, and agender (TMNB) individuals' sexual attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and experiences, often marginalizing these perspectives. To fully capture the richness of TMNB sexuality, it is essential for researchers to resist the constraints of cis-heteronormativity by employing participatory research methods

Recent research has shown that sex-related drinking motives—motivations to drink to cope with sex-related distress or enhance sex—are associated with increased risk for negative sexual consequences. Limited research suggests that difficulties with emotion regulation and distress tolerance as well as self-objectification are associated with increased drinking motives. However, it remains unclear how

There has been an increase in research using online forums for individuals who are attracted to children. This research is beneficial because it allows the study of individuals attracted to children recruited from the community, in contrast to individuals recruited from clinical or forensic samples. The aim of the present review was to explore who researchers are recruiting from online forums and how

Growing up is rarely easy, yet adolescents and young adults today are reporting distress at rates never seen before. We propose this trend can be traced to societal forces that accelerate and suppress development, resulting in developmental anxiety (i.e., worry about meeting adult milestones on time, if ever). Drawing on foundational theories from developmental and family sciences, we introduce hurries

Theoretical frameworks Resource-Based View (RBV) and competitive advantages have served as conceptual foundations for investigating the role of Google Maps in business success. This research has two key findings: First, an analysis of a dataset obtained by scraping local business information from Google Maps ( N = 9,445) shows that minority-owned businesses were less likely to be claimed on Google

Social media has emerged as an important part of daily life for many people, with potential implications for subjective well-being. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated whether time spent on social media, social media stress, and social media self-regulation failure are associated with emerging adults’ subjective well-being (positive affect, negative affect, and life satisfaction) and tested

Research has contradictory findings because of different definitions of screen time, measures of wellbeing, and the examination of different groups of teenagers. This study distinguishes four types of screen activity using time diaries of UK adolescents: social screen time, internet browsing, playing e-games and video viewing, and examines their associations with adolescents’ happiness in six domains

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become part and parcel of scientific knowledge production since the latest iterations of generative AI models (e.g., ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Claude, or Gemini) became widely available. Given AI has rapidly evolved since the initial release of ChatGPT in 2022, researching how AI’s capabilities impact organizations and how researchers make use of AI tools can be likened to

Gun violence is one of the leading causes of premature death in the United States. While research examining the impact of gun violence has focused on direct victimisation, exposure within residential communities experiencing gun violence is consequential. However, exposure is not a spatially bounded process, as residents spend significant time outside of their neighbourhoods and travel to neighbourhoods

In this article, we explore the politics of urban-regional energy and climate action. The article is based on a six-year interdisciplinary project combining qualitative social sciences surveys and quantitative urban modelling to explore the complex mix of national, regional and sub-regional land use, transport and building energy efficiency policies that play a key part in energy and climate action

Who the new dwellers of the fast-changing inner cities in the Global South are has been largely overlooked in the literature. The political economy underpinning inner-city change, particularly the rent-gap mechanism, has been the predominant lens for analysing these processes. That is the case of the Santiago inner area, Chile, where a densification process tallying more than 600 dense high-rises has

The financialisation of US rental real estate has accelerated since 2008, facilitated by state intervention at multiple levels. The corporate consolidation of rental housing and the profit-maximising practices pursued by corporate landlords have exacerbated pressures on tenants in the already hypercommodified housing sector. In response, some tenants have launched ‘multibuilding campaigns’ that exploit