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Overview

Justin R. Garcia is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research primarily intersects psychology and social sciences, with significant contributions to clinical psychology, gender studies, sociology and political science, social psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their scholarly work covers a range of topics, notably in sexuality, behavior, and technology; evolutionary psychology and human behavior; gender, feminism, and media; sexual function and dysfunction studies; marriage and sexual relationships; LGBTQ health, identity, and policy; and attachment and relationship dynamics.

Justin R. Garcia has published several recent papers, including:

  • Less Sex, but More Sexual Diversity: Changes in Sexual Behavior during the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic (2020, Leisure Sciences)
  • Desire, Familiarity, and Engagement in Polyamory: Results From a National Sample of Single Adults in the United States (2021, Frontiers in Psychology)
  • Women's and Men's Reactions to Receiving Unsolicited Genital Images from Men (2020, The Journal of Sex Research)
  • Sexual Practices and Satisfaction among Gay and Heterosexual Men in Romantic Relationships: A Comparison Using Coarsened Exact Matching in a U.S. National Sample (2021, The Journal of Sex Research)
  • Demographic and sociocultural predictors of sexuality-related body image and sexual frequency: The U.S. Body Project I (2022, Body Image)

Frequent co-authors of Justin R. Garcia include:

  • Amanda N. Gesselman
  • Ellen M. Kaufman
  • Jessica T. Campbell
  • Alexandra S. Marcotte
  • Tania Reynolds

Their research is regularly published in notable venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • The Journal of Sex Research
  • Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • Sexual Medicine
  • Science
  • International Journal of Sexual Health

Best Publications

  • Sexual Hookup Culture: A Review:

    Justin R. Garcia;Chris Reiber;Sean G. Massey;Ann M. Merriwether

  • Hook-up behavior: A biopsychosocial perspective.

    Justin R. Garcia;Chris Reiber

  • Prevalence of Experiences With Consensual Nonmonogamous Relationships: Findings From Two National Samples of Single Americans.

    M. L. Haupert;Amanda N. Gesselman;Amy C. Moors;Helen E. Fisher

  • Differences in Orgasm Frequency Among Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Men and Women in a U.S. National Sample

    David A. Frederick;H. Kate St. John;H. Kate St. John;Justin R. Garcia;Elisabeth A. Lloyd

  • The 7R polymorphism in the dopamine receptor D4 gene (DRD4) is associated with financial risk taking in men

    Anna Dreber;Anna Dreber;Coren L. Apicella;Dan T.A. Eisenberg;Justin R. Garcia

  • Less Sex, but More Sexual Diversity: Changes in Sexual Behavior during the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic

    Justin J. Lehmiller;Justin R. Garcia;Amanda N. Gesselman;Kristen P. Mark

  • What Keeps Passion Alive? Sexual Satisfaction Is Associated With Sexual Communication, Mood Setting, Sexual Variety, Oral Sex, Orgasm, and Sex Frequency in a National U.S. Study

    David A. Frederick;Janet Lever;Brian Joseph Gillespie;Justin R. Garcia

  • Variation in Orgasm Occurrence by Sexual Orientation in a Sample of U.S. Singles

    Justin R. Garcia;Elisabeth A. Lloyd;Kim Wallen;Helen E. Fisher;Helen E. Fisher

  • Associations between Dopamine D4 Receptor Gene Variation with Both Infidelity and Sexual Promiscuity

    Justin R. Garcia;James MacKillop;James MacKillop;Edward L. Aller;Ann M. Merriwether

  • Evolutionary neuromarketing: darwinizing the neuroimaging paradigm for consumer behavior

    Justin R. Garcia;Gad Saad

  • Testosterone exposure, dopaminergic reward, and sensation-seeking in young men.

    Benjamin C. Campbell;Anna Dreber;Coren L. Apicella;Dan T.A. Eisenberg

  • Hooking up: Gender Differences, Evolution, and Pluralistic Ignorance

    Chris Reiber;Justin R. Garcia

  • Feelings of regret following uncommitted sexual encounters in Canadian university students

    Maryanne L. Fisher;Kerry Worth;Justin R. Garcia;Tami Meredith

  • Evolution and Human Sexual Behavior

    Peter B. Gray;Justin R. Garcia

  • Mating markets and bargaining hands: Mate preferences for attractiveness and resources in two national U.S. studies

    Melissa R. Fales;David A. Frederick;Justin R. Garcia;Kelly A. Gildersleeve

  • Perceived emotional and sexual satisfaction across sexual relationship contexts: Gender and sexual orientation differences and similarities

    Kristen P. Mark;Kristen P. Mark;Justin R. Garcia;Helen E. Fisher;Helen E. Fisher

  • Dopamine receptor genes predict risk preferences, time preferences, and related economic choices

    Jeffrey P. Carpenter;Justin R. Garcia;J. Koji Lum

  • Defining and Distinguishing Sexual and Emotional Infidelity

    Amanda E. Guitar;Glenn Geher;Daniel J. Kruger;Justin R. Garcia

  • Stress of Singlehood: Marital Status, Domain-Specific Stress, and Anxiety in a National U.S. Sample

    Vivian P. Ta;Amanda N. Gesselman;Brea L. Perry;Helen E. Fisher

  • Is the Romantic–Sexual Kiss a Near Human Universal?

    William R. Jankowiak;Shelly L. Volsche;Justin R. Garcia

  • Sexting among singles in the USA: prevalence of sending, receiving, and sharing sexual messages and images.

    Justin R Garcia;Amanda N Gesselman;Amanda N Gesselman;Shadia A Siliman;Brea L Perry

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Frederick
David A. Frederick Chapman University
Maryanne L. Fisher
Maryanne L. Fisher Saint Mary's University
David G. Rand
David G. Rand Cornell University
Coren L. Apicella
Coren L. Apicella University of Pennsylvania
Gregory D. Webster
Gregory D. Webster University of Florida
Peter K. Jonason
Peter K. Jonason VIZJA University
Norman P. Li
Norman P. Li Singapore Management University
Peter M. Todd
Peter M. Todd Indiana University
Stephanie A. Sanders
Stephanie A. Sanders Indiana University
John K. Kruschke
John K. Kruschke Indiana University

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