New publication in Archives of Sexual Behavior

CCS members Jingyuan Yu, Aliya Andrich and Max Schindler have published a new article entitled "Two Decades of Gender Differences in Pornography Research Topics" in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior. In their study, the researchers conducted a longitudinal thematic analysis of publications in the field of pornography research, focusing on the assumed gender of the first author. The main finding of this study suggests that the gender of the lead author can influence topic selection. For example, female researchers explore topics that have been underrepresented or overlooked in the past. This is due to conventional gender roles and gender norms. In addition, publications led by women were found to have engaged earlier and more heavily with internet and web-related research. This refutes previous arguments that male researchers in the social sciences are more focused on technology-oriented research topics. This study also outlined the development of male and female-led publication patterns in the field. This revealed a trend towards more balanced representation.

Further details on this study can be found at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-025-03175-6.

Jingyuan Yu and Aliya Andrich contributed equally to this study.