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Same-sex, same difference? The experiences of same-sex families in schools
Sex/Gender Differences in Autistic Restricted and Repetitive Behaviours and Interests
Sex/Gender Differences in Social Interaction, Social Communication and Camouflaging in Children on the Autistic Spectrum
Sex/Gender Differences in Speech Disfluency in Children with Autism Spectrum Condition: On the Distribution of ‘Um’ and ‘Uh'
Relationships and Sex Education: An Exploration of the Curricula for Autistic Young People and the Role of Educational Psychologists in Providing Support
Systemic guidance, help and support? It was non-existent: Teachers experiences of delivering relationships and sex education for children and young people with learning difficulties
Sexual addiction: symptoms, causes, consequences
Sexual addiction is sometimes referred to as compulsive sexual behaviour, hyper sexuality, or sexual dependency.
View resultExploring the Impact of Gender Identity and Stereotypes on Secondary Pupils’ Computer Science Enrolment Interest
The psychological impact of social distancing on Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diverse populations
Dr Adam Jowett, Chair of the Psychology of Sexualities Section, discusses how social distancing measures may affect gender, sexuality and relationship diverse populations.
View resultLGBT+ History Month
For LGBT+ History Month the Chair of the BPS Psychology of Sexualities Section. Adam Jowett, explores LGBT+ content in the archives of BPS journals.
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Women feel the pain of losses more than men when faced with risky choices
09 June 2023
Women are less willing to take risks than men because they are more sensitive to the pain of any losses they might incur than any gains they might make, says new research.
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Psychologists voice deep concerns about allegations of sexual abuse made by pupils in schools
31 March 2021
The Division of Educational and Child Psychology is deeply concerned about the recent allegations of abuse and ‘rape culture’ made by pupils in schools on the website ‘Everyone’s Invited’.
- Children, young people and families
Mixed sport at grassroots level could help tackle health inequalities facing trans community
26 September 2022
A radical re-think of sex segregation in grassroots sport is needed to help the trans community become more physically active, according to new research.
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Health and wellbeing
- Sport and Exercise
Sexist comments are rife and proving popular on Tik Tok, new research reveals
02 November 2023
Sexist comments on TikTok videos are more popular than non-sexist comments, new analysis has found.
- Cyberpsychology
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- Sex and gender
Update your EDI information
28 April 2023
The British Psychological Society is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all members, by identifying and removing potential barriers to progress and involvement.
- BPS updates
Challenging racism and stereotypes
02 May 2024
The BPS has recorded an oral history video with Dr Ken Greaves, regarded as a trailblazer for his work as a Black educational psychologist.
- Education
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Neurodiversity
- Race, ethnicity and culture
Our most viewed journal articles of 2024
03 January 2025
Articles on AI and mental health feature on our top 10 list of most read journal articles.
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BPS interim response to draft government guidance for schools for gender questioning children
20 December 2023
We will be writing to its members in the New Year to gather their views on the guidance.
- Sex and gender
BPS responds to waiting list increases for children’s gender care
06 August 2024
The national waiting list for children’s gender care in England and Wales has increased according to new data.
- Children, young people and families
- Health and wellbeing
- Sex and gender
Members encouraged to contribute to Cass Review project
16 May 2024
The BPS is encouraging members to contribute to its project identifying the implications of the Cass Review for psychology.
- BPS updates
- Sex and gender
First British Psychological Society Male Psychology conference to take place on Friday 22 October
05 October 2021
The Male Psychology Section of the BPS will host its first annual conference on Friday 22nd October.
- Sex and gender
Exclusion of transgender people from conversion therapy ban in the Queens Speech is deeply concerning, says BPS
22 June 2022
The BPS has responded to the Queen’s Speech, reiterating its position for transgender people to be included in the ban on conversion therapy.
- BPS updates
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A sex special
28 November 2014
A themed trawl of our archives.
- Relationships and romance
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Sex in the city
18 December 2005
Frank Tallis on Freud, Vienna, and the centenary of a landmark publication.
- Counselling and psychotherapy
- History and philosophy
The stressed sex?
04 February 2014
Daniel Freeman and Jason Freeman consider men, women and mental health. Plus listen to an interview with Daniel.
- Sex and gender
Letters: the 'stressed sex' debate continues
25 April 2014
The ‘stressed sex’ debate continues; call for the formation of a Royal College of Psychologists; Putin – the naked truth; dementia; and more
- BPS updates
The battle of the sex differences
11 November 2010
Jon Sutton interviews Cordelia Fine about neurosexism and more.
- Brain
- Sex and gender
As diverse and colourful as sex
27 November 2014
Our editor Jon Sutton visits The Institute of Sexology at the Wellcome Collection.
- Relationships and romance
- Sex and gender
Better than sex!
23 December 2010
US college students value self-esteem boosts more than bodily pleasures.
- Personality and self
- Social and behavioural
More sex please, we're psychologists
18 February 2004
James Hartley argues that an all-too-common failure to report the sex of research participants can limit the usefulness of the findings.
- Methods and statistics
Sex doesn't sell
23 September 2005
The late Mary Whitehouse, famed campaigner for traditional morals and decency, would have approved of this new study by Brad Bushman at the University of Michigan.
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The genetic battle of the sexes
09 September 2016
Sofia Deleniv considers the implications of genomic imprinting for social behaviour and mental health.
- Genetics
- Sex and gender
Sex, death and war
18 June 2002
Associate Editors for Conference reports Kate Cavanagh and Paul Redford introduce our coverage of the 2002 Annual Conference.
- BPS updates
‘Issues around sex and young people are changing’
29 April 2019
Dr Roberta Babb is a Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist, Forensic Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and Organisational Consultant. Recently, she was an expert on the BBC Three programme ‘Sex on the Couch’. Debbie Gordon (Assistant to the Managing Editor) asked her about her work and the series.
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Sex, drugs and clinical psychology: Developing chemsex services
Series: Clinical Psychology Forum Volume: 1 Issue: 382
Date of Publication: 01-12-2024
Author(s): Edward Mundy, Alexander Margetts, Jane Vosper, Sarah Zetler, Ana Revez, Stephen Hilton, Tom Edwards, Drew Hawkinson, Monty Moncrieff, Iain Reeves, Katherine Coyne
View Sex, drugs and clinical psychology: Developing chemsex servicesMoving away from male-dominated, deficit models, to improve the educational outcomes and wellbeing of women: The effect of ADHD symptoms and sex on the needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness
Series: Psychology of Education Review Volume: 48 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-01-2024
Author(s): Abbie Hutton, Hannah Phelan, Emma J. Vardy
View Moving away from male-dominated, deficit models, to improve the educational outcomes and wellbeing of women: The effect of ADHD symptoms and sex on the needs of autonomy, competence, and relatednessWalking the tightrope of sex and relationships
Series: FPID Bulletin: The Bulletin of the Faculty for People with Intellectual Disabilities Volume: 20 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-08-2022
Author(s): Kelly Rayner-Smith, Morag Ritchie
View Walking the tightrope of sex and relationshipsExploring public attitudes towards sex and grievous bodily harm offenders who have experienced childhood abuse
Series: Forensic Update Volume: 1 Issue: 140
Date of Publication: 01-04-2022
Author(s): Siouxsie Pardoe, Natalie Harrison
View Exploring public attitudes towards sex and grievous bodily harm offenders who have experienced childhood abuseSex-Differences in Personality
Series: The Coaching Psychologist Volume: 11 Issue: 102
Date of Publication: 01-01-2022
Author(s): Nicola Jon Sean Zuppa
View Sex-Differences in PersonalityExperiences of same-sex parents during the first year of Covid-19: A qualitative review and analysis of online blogs
Series: Psychology of Sexualities Review Volume: 13 Issue: 1
Date of Publication: 01-01-2022
Author(s): Emily Staite, Katie McIntyre, David Griksaitis
View Experiences of same-sex parents during the first year of Covid-19: A qualitative review and analysis of online blogsHow do people with intellectual disabilities experience the adapted sex offender treatment programme?A qualitative study using interpretative phenomenological analysis
Series: FPID Bulletin: The Bulletin of the Faculty for People with Intellectual Disabilities Volume: 19 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-07-2021
Author(s): Christopher Wynne Patterson, Jonathan Williams, Robert Jones
View How do people with intellectual disabilities experience the adapted sex offender treatment programme?A qualitative study using interpretative phenomenological analysis‘Why should they get to do that and we can’t?’; Gay Women’s Experiences of Casual Sex
Series: Psychology of Sexualities Review Volume: 12 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-01-2021
Author(s): Cleo Jaye
View ‘Why should they get to do that and we can’t?’; Gay Women’s Experiences of Casual SexAutism and sex differences
Series: Developmental Psychology Forum Volume: 1 Issue: 91
Date of Publication: 01-04-2020
Author(s): Simon Baron-Cohen
View Autism and sex differencesLet’s talk about sex!: Reflections on running a sex education group in female learning disability secure services
Series: Clinical Psychology Forum Volume: 1 Issue: 327
Date of Publication: 01-03-2020
Author(s): Rachel Jackson, Hannah Fairbairn
View Let’s talk about sex!: Reflections on running a sex education group in female learning disability secure servicesThe interplay of intention, autonomy, and sex with dietary planning: A conditional process model to predict fruit and vegetable intake
14-07-2015
- Daniela Lange
- Jana Corbett
- Sonia Lippke
- Nina Knoll
- Ralf Schwarzer
Reactions to research on sex differences: Effect of sex favoured, researcher sex, and importance of sex-difference domain
18-07-2022
- Steve Stewart‐Williams
- Xiu Ling Wong
- Chern Yi Marybeth Chang
- Andrew G. Thomas
Parenting differentially influences the development of boys' and girls' inhibitory control
03-01-2018
- Ashley R. Amicarelli
- Yuliya Kotelnikova
- Heather J. Smith
- Katie R. Kryski
- Elizabeth P. Hayden
A cross-national analysis of sex differences in prisoner's dilemma games
17-10-2018
- Angela R. Dorrough
- Andreas Glöckner
Reactions to male-favouring versus female-favouring sex differences: A pre-registered experiment and Southeast Asian replication
23-07-2020
- Steve Stewart‐Williams
- Chern Yi Marybeth Chang
- Xiu Ling Wong
- Jesse D. Blackburn
- Andrew G. Thomas
Sex differences in number line estimation: The role of numerical estimation
22-06-2016
- Regina M. Reinert
- Stefan Huber
- Hans‐Christoph Nuerk
- Korbinian Moeller
Sex and intelligence quotient differences in age of diagnosis among youth with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
23-06-2024
- Carolynn Hare
- Alexandra C. Leslie
- Lindsay P. Bodell
- Erin A. Kaufman
- J. Bruce Morton
- Robert Nicolson
- Elizabeth Kelley
- Jessica Jones
- Muhammed Ayub
- Jennifer Crosbie
- Russell Schachar
- Evdokia Anagnostou
- Magali Segers
- Ryan A. Stevenson
Stereotypes and attitudes about child sexual abusers: A comparison of experienced and inexperienced professionals in sex offender treatment
24-12-2010
- Kiranjeet K. Sanghara
- J. Clare Wilson
Sex-based and beauty-based objectification: Metadehumanization and emotional consequences among victims
27-01-2021
- Tina Chevallereau
- Pierre Maurage
- Florence Stinglhamber
- Stéphanie Demoulin
Gender differences in preferences for psychological treatment, coping strategies, and triggers to help-seeking
09-07-2017
- Louise Liddon
- Roger Kingerlee
- John A. Barry
Conceptualizing transgender experiences in psychology: Do we have a ‘true’ gender?
17-07-2024
- Emma F. Jackson
- Kay Bussey
Gender differences in preferences for psychological treatment, coping strategies, and triggers to help-seeking
09-07-2017
- Louise Liddon
- Roger Kingerlee
- John A. Barry
Understanding psychological contract breach due to labour costs reduction: Contingent upon employee sex and managerial control
27-10-2014
- Xin Wei
- Li Ma
- Zhi‐Xue Zhang
- Sammy J. Showail
- Jie Jiao
- Xiao Wang
Influence of perceived emotion and gender on social motor coordination
21-08-2019
- Zhong Zhao
- Robin N. Salesse
- Xingda Qu
- Ludovic Marin
- Mathieu Gueugnon
- Benoît G. Bardy
Sex differences in the association of math achievement with visual-spatial and verbal working memory: Does the type of math test matter?
29-03-2022
- Eva Weijer‐Bergsma
- Johannes E. H. Van Luit
- Korbinian Moeller
The influence of biological sex, sexuality and gender role on interpersonal distance
24-12-2010
- David Uzzell
- Nathalie Horne
Hypertension differentially impacts cognition in men and women in early midlife
29-09-2022
- Hannah L. Shields
- Kyoko Konishi
- Sarah Aroner
- Harlyn Aizley
- Anne Remington
- Hang Lee
- Stephen Buka
- Jill M. Goldstein
Perceptions of HPV and attitudes towards HPV vaccination amongst men who have sex with men: A qualitative analysis
13-02-2017
- Tom Nadarzynski
- Helen Smith
- Daniel Richardson
- Alex Pollard
- Carrie Llewellyn
Peer relationships and adolescents’ academic and non-academic outcomes: Same-sex and opposite-sex peer effects and the mediating role of school engagement
13-01-2011
- Gregory Arief D. Liem
- Andrew J. Martin
Not intending but somewhat willing: The influence of visual primes on risky sex decisions
20-06-2013
- Megan E. Roberts
- Frederick X. Gibbons
- John H. Kingsbury
- Meg Gerrard