Shane Kraus (Psychology) and members of the International Sex Survey Consortium recently published a paper, "Problematic pornography use across countries, genders, and sexual orientations: Insights from the International Sex Survey and comparison of different assessment tools," in the Addiction. 

Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing), Tirth Bhatta (Sociology), and Joel Snyder (Psychology) collaborated with other colleagues to publish "Meditation, Compassionate Love, and Mental Health in Later Life." This study underscores the need for contemplative interventions that foster compassionate love to improve mental health in later life.

Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues recently published an article, "Anticipated Motives for Gambling Treatment in Adults from the U.S.," in the Journal of Gambling Studies. 

Todd Jennings and Shane Kraus (both Psychology) and colleagues recently published a paper, "Compulsive Sexual Behavior in LGBTQ Individuals and Minority Stress Theory: A Literature Review and Theoretical Integration," in Current Addiction Reports.  Kraus and members of the International Sex Survey published a paper, "Global cross-…

Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt and graduate student Anthony King (both Psychology) published a book chapter titled, "Culturally Competent Assessment and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders for Asian American Communities," in Substance Use Disorders in Underserved Ethnic and Racial Groups.  

Bailey Way and Shane Kraus (both Psychology) recently published a scoping review, "Conceptualizations of Craving and the Pornography Craving Questionnaire: A Scoping Review," in Current Addiction Reports. 

On February 7, 2024, Shane Kraus (Psychology) was part of an expert panel, Sports Betting and Gambling Addiction, hosted by SciLine and American Association for the Advancement of Science.  

Graduate students Richard Chang and Aldo M. Barrita, along with their faculty advisor Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt, (all Psychology) published an encyclopedia entry titled, "Race (Racism)," in Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd Edition. 

Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues recently published a paper, "Compulsive sexual behavior disorder: The importance of research on women," in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 

Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues from the International Sex Survey recently published a paper, "Cross-cultural validation and measurement invariance of anxiety and depression symptoms: A study of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) in 42 countries," in the Journal of Affective Disorders. 

Kara Christensen Pacella (Psychology) published a new article, "Weight bias internalization is positively associated with insomnia symptom severity in young women with disordered eating," in Sleep Health. Christensen Pacella and colleagues (lead author Kelsie Forbush, Ph.D., University of Kansas) published "Integrating 'Lumpers' Versus 'Splitters…

Shane Kraus (Psychology) and international colleagues recently published a paper, "Mental health professionals' use of the ICD-11 classification of impulse control disorders and behavioral addictions: An international field study," in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions.