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ArticleThe journal of positive psychology2026

Sexuality in Positive Psychology: Toward the Integration of a Neglected Component of Human Flourishing.

Vera U Ludwig, Ari Lewis, James O Pawelski, Damien L Crone

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Article in The journal of positive psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Vera U LudwigPositive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Ari LewisPositive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
James O PawelskiPositive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Damien L CroneIndependent Researcher.

Funding

Developing and Validating a Multi-Dimensional Scale of Sexual HealthR01HD114578 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Vera Ursula Ludwig · 2024 to 2026
$2.1M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD114578
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sexuality is central to well-being, relationships, and health. Yet, the science of well-being has traditionally overlooked the topic. To assess whether this gap persists, we conducted a large-scale content analysis of three leading well-being journals. We scraped all abstracts published up to September 2024 (n = 3,094), then used large language models (GPT-4o-mini and Gemini 2.0) for systematic screening. Articles flagged as potentially relevant were reviewed manually. Only 18 articles (0.6%) substantively focused on the topic. Out of these, 8 (0.3%) addressed topics related to minority groups, 6 (0.2%) negative aspects of sexuality such as abuse, and 4 (0.1%) general positive or neutral aspects. Sexuality remains underexplored in well-being science. Integrating it is essential for a complete understanding of human flourishing. We call for a paradigm shift: to move beyond silence toward a research agenda that embraces sexuality as a vital dimension of well-being.

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flourishingGeminiLLMOpenAIreviewsexual healthsexualitysexual well-beingwell-being

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PMID41586405
PMCPMC12826338

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