Our research team has published more than 45 scientific manuscripts using NSSHB data; for details on publications from particular waves of data collection, please browse below.
NSSHB Publications
Barclay, L. B. (2010). Commentary on the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior (NSSHB). The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 253-254. doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02056.x
Elders, M. J. (2010). Sex for health and pleasure throughout a lifetime. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 248-249. doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02036.x
Fenton, K. A. (2010). Time for change: Rethinking and reframing sexual health in the United States. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 250-252. doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02057.x
Goldstein, I. (2010). Looking at sexual behavior 60 years after Kinsey. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 246-247. doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02037.x
Reece, M., Herbenick, D., Schick, V., Sanders, S. A., Dodge, B., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2010). Background and considerations on the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior (NSSHB) from the investigators. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 243-245. doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02038.x
Whitaker, B., Huang, Y., Gubernot, D., Eder, A. F., Herbenick, D., Fu, T. C., Forshee, R., & Anderson, S. (In press). Modeling U.S. Blood Donor Deferrals Under a Policy of Individual Risk Assessment for HIV-Risk Sexual Behavior. Transfusion. doi.org/10.1111/trf.17916
Wright, P. J., Tokunaga, R. S., & Herbenick, D. (2023). Model specification in media effects research. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 52(8), 3181-3188. doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02714-3.
Wright, P. J., Tokunaga, R. S., & Herbenick, D. (In press). Pornography, identification, alcohol, and condomless sex. Journal of Communication. Published online ahead of print.
Beckmeyer, J. J., Patterson, C. L., Herbenick, D., Fu, T-C, Hensel, D., and Dodge, B. (2022). Do adolescents and young adults learn about condoms from healthcare providers? Results from a U.S. probability survey.Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 19(2), 722-736. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-021-00589-4
Carter, A., Ford, J.V., Luetke, M., Fu, T.C., Townes, A., Hensel, D., Dodge, B., & Herbenick, D. (2019). ‘Fulfilling his needs, not mine:” Reasons for not talking about painful sex and associations with lack of pleasure in a nationally representative sample of women in the United States. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 16(12), 1953-1965.
Ford, J. V., Hensel, D., McKetta, S., Carter, A., & Herbenick, D. (2022). Dimensions of sexual experiences reflected through adjective selection: findings from a US nationally representative survey. Sexual Health, 19(5), 427-438.
Fu, T.C., Hensel, D.J., Beckmeyer, J.J., Dodge, B.M., & Herbenick, D. (2019). Considerations in the measurement and reporting of withdrawal using a nationally representative probability sample in the United States. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 16(8), 1170-1177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.05.022
Fu, T., Herbenick, D., Dodge, B.M., Beckmeyer, J.J., and Hensel, D.J. (2021). Long-acting reversible contraceptive users' knowledge, conversations with healthcare providers, and condom use: Findings from a U.S. nationally representative probability survey. International Journal of Sexual Health, 33(2), 163-174. https://doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2020.1870024
Fu, T. C., Rosenberg, M., Golzarri-Arroyo, L., Fortenberry, J. D., & Herbenick, D. (2022). Relationships between Penile-Vaginal Intercourse Frequency and Condom/Contraceptive Use from 2009 to 2018: Findings from the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior. International Journal of Sexual Health, 34(4), 716-727.
Hensel, D.J., Herbenick, D., Beckmeyer, J., Fu, T., & Dodge, B. (2020). Adolescents’ discussion of sexual and reproductive health with providers: Findings from a nationally representative sample of U.S. adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 68(3), 626-628.
Herbenick, D., Rosenberg, M., Golzarri-Arroyo, L., Fortenberry, J.D., & Fu, T.C. (In press). Changes in penile-vaginal intercourse frequency and sexual repertoire from 2009 to 2018: Findings from the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51, 1419-1433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02125-2
Liddon, N., Pampati, S., Steiner, R.J., Hensel, D.J., Fu, T., Beckmeyer, J.B., & Herbenick, D. (2020). Truth be told: Adolescents’ disclosure of sexual activity to healthcare providers. Journal of Adolescent Health, 68(3), 623-625.
Townes, A., Thorpe, S., Parmer, T., Wright, B., and Herbenick, D. (2022). Partnered sexual behaviors, pleasure, and orgasms at last sexual encounter: Findings from a U.S. probability sample of Black women ages 18 to 92 years. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 47(4), 353-367. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2021.1878315
Townes, A., Rosenberg, M., Murray, M., Guerra-Reyes, L., and Herbenick, D. (2020). Inequitable experiences between Black and White women discussing sexual health with healthcare providers: Findings from a U.S. probability sample. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 17(8), 1520-1528.
Guerra-Reyes, L., Fu, T.C., Williams, D., Herbenick, D., Dodge, B., Reece, M., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2018). Knowledge of Zika and perception of risk among sexually-active adults in the United States of America: Results from a nationally representative sample. Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica, 42. doi:10.26633/RPSP.2018.43
Beach, L., Bartelt, E., Dodge, B., Bostwick, W., Schick, V., Fu, T. C., Friedman, M. R., & Herbenick, D. (2019). Meta-perceptions of others' attitudes toward bisexual men and women among a nationally representative probability sample. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48:191-197. doi:10.1007/s10508-018-1347-8.
Beckmeyer, J. J., Herbenick, D., Fu, T.C., Dodge, B, & Reece, M., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2019). Characteristics of adolescent sexting: Results from the 2015 National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 45(8), 767-780. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2019.1613463
Beckmeyer, J., Herbenick, D., Fu, T.C., Dodge, B., and Fortenberry, J.D. (2020). Prevalence of romantic experiences and competencies among 14 to 17 year-olds: Implications for the primary care setting. Clinical Pediatrics, 59(2), 116-126.
Dodge, B., Herbenick, D., Friedman, M. R., Schick, V., Fu, T. C., Bostwick, W., Bartelt, E., Muñoz-Laboy, M., Pletta, D., Reece, M., & Sandfort, T. G. M. (2017) Attitudes toward bisexual men and women among a nationally representative probability sample of adults in the United States. PLoS One, 11, e0164430. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0164430
Fu, T.C., Dodge, B., Herbenick, D., Sanders, S.A., Reece, M., and Fortenberry, J.D. (2019). Relationships among sexual identity, sexual attraction, and sexual behavior: results from a nationally representative probability sample of adults in the United States. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48, 1483-1493. doi:10.1007/s10508-018-1319-z.
Rothman, E.F., Beckmeyer, J.J., Herbenick, D., Fu, T., Dodge, B., and Fortenberry, J.D. (2021). The prevalence of using pornography for information about how to have sex: Findings from a nationally representative survey of U.S. adolescents and young adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior,50(3), 1-18. doi: 10.1007/s10508-020-01877-7.
Sandfort, T. G., Bos, H. M., Fu, T. C., Herbenick, D., & Dodge, B. (2020). Gender expression and its correlates in a nationally representative sample of the US adult population: Findings from the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior. The Journal of Sex Research, 58(1), 51-63.
Baldwin, A., Fu, T.C., Reece, M., Herbenick, D., Dodge, B., Sanders, S.A., Schick, V., & Fortenberry, J.D. (2019). Condom use completeness, perceptions, and sexual quality at most recent sexual event: Results from a US nationally representative probability sample. International Journal of Sexual Health, 31(4), 414-425.
Herbenick, D., Fu, T. C., Owens, C., Bartelt, E., Dodge, B., Reece, M., and Fortenberry, J. D. (2019). Kissing, cuddling, and massage at most recent sexual event: Findings from a U.S. nationally representative probability sample. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 48, 159-172. doi:10.1080/0092623X.2018.1494648.
Dodge, B., Herbenick, D., Fu, T. C., Schick, V., Reece, M., Sanders, S., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2016). Sexual behaviors of U.S. Men by self-identified sexual orientation: Results from the 2012 national survey of sexual health and behavior. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 13, 637-649. doi:10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.01.015
Dodge, B., Hubach, R. D., Schick, V., Herbenick, D., Reece, M., Sanders, S. A., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2015). Lubricant use at last sexual encounter with a male partner: Findings from a nationally representative sample of self-identified gay and bisexual men in the United States. Sexual Health, 12(4), 300-307. doi:10.1071/SH14186
Dodge, B., Schick, V., Herbenick, D., Reece, M., Sanders, S. A., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2014). Frequency, reasons for, and perceptions of lubricant use among a nationally representative sample of self-identified gay and bisexual men in the United States. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 11, 2396-2405. doi:10.1111/jsm.12640
Guerra-Reyes, L., Rush, B., Herbenick, D., Dodge, B., Reece, M., Schick, V., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2016). Sexual health and language dominance among Hispanic/Latino women and men: Analysis of a nationally representative sample. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 19(5), 1059-1072. doi:10.1007/s10903-016-0446-7
Hensel, D. J., Schick, V., Herbenick, D., Dodge, B., Reece, M., Sanders, S. A., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2015). Lifetime lubricant use among a nationally representative sample of lesbian- and bisexual-identified women in the United States. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12, 1257-1266. doi:10.1111/jsm.12873
Herbenick, D., Fu, T., Patterson, C., & Fortenberry, J.D. (2021). Exercise-induced orgasm and its association with sleep orgasms and orgasms during partnered sex: Findings from a U.S. probability survey. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50(6), 2631-2640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-01996-9
Herbenick, D., Reece, M., Schick, V., Sanders, S. A., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2014). Women's use and perceptions of commercial lubricants: Prevalence and characteristics in a nationally representative sample of American adults. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 11, 642-652. doi:10.1111/jsm.12427
Herbenick, D., Schick, V., Sanders, S. A., Reece, M., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2015). Pain experienced during vaginal and anal intercourse with other-sex partners: Findings from a nationally representative probability study in the United States. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12, 1040-1051. doi:10.1111/jsm.12841
Levine, E. C., Herbenick, D., Martinez, O., Fu, T. C., & Dodge, B. (2018). Open relationships, nonconsensual nonmonogamy, and monogamy among U.S. Adults: Findings from the 2012 national survey of sexual health and behavior. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47, 1439-1450. doi:10.1007/s10508-018-1178-7
Reece, M., Herbenick, D., Schick, V., Sanders, S. A., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2014). Men's use and perceptions of commercial lubricants: Prevalence and characteristics in a nationally representative sample of American adults. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 11, 1125-1135. doi:10.1111/jsm.12480
Schick, V. R., Hensel, D., Herbenick, D., Dodge, B., Reece, M., Sanders, S., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2015). Lesbian- and bisexually-identified women's use of lubricant during their most recent sexual event with a female partner: Findings from a nationally representative study in the United States. LGBT Health, 2, 169-175. doi:10.1111/jsm.12021 23346924
Dodge, B., Reece, M., Herbenick, D., Schick, V., Sanders, S. A., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2010). Sexual health among U.S. Black and Hispanic men and women: A nationally representative study. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 330-345. doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02019.x
Fortenberry, J.D., Schick, V., Herbenick, D., Sanders, S.A., Dodge, B., & Reece, M. (2010). Sexual behaviors and condom use at last vaginal intercourse: a national sample of adolescents ages 14 to 17 years. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7 (suppl 5), 305-314.
Herbenick, D., Reece, M., Schick, V., Sanders, S. A., Dodge, B., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2010). An event-level analysis of the sexual characteristics and composition among adults ages 18 to 59: Results from a national probability sample in the United States. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 346-361. doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02020.x
Herbenick, D., Reece, M., Schick, V., Sanders, S. A., Dodge, B., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2010). Sexual behavior in the United States: Results from a national probability sample of men and women ages 14–94. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 255-265. doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02012.x
Herbenick, D., Reece, M., Schick, V., Sanders, S. A., Dodge, B., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2010). Sexual behaviors, relationships, and perceived health status among adult women in the United States: Results from a national probability sample. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 277-290. doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02010.x
Herbenick, D., Rosenberg, M., Golzarri-Arroyo, L., Fortenberry, J.D., & Fu, T.C. (2022). Changes in penile-vaginal intercourse frequency and sexual repertoire from 2009 to 2018: Findings from the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51, 1419-1433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02125-2
Herbenick, D., Schick, V., Reece, M., Sanders, S. A., Smith, N., Dodge, B., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2013). Characteristics of condom and lubricant use among a nationally representative probability sample of adults ages 18–59 in the United States. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 10, 474-483. doi:10.1111/jsm.12021
Higgins J.A., Smith N.K., Sanders S.A., Schick V., Herbenick D., Reece M., Dodge B., and Fortenberry J.D. (2014) Dual use of condoms and hormonal methods: an event-level analysis using nationally representative data. Contraception, 90(4), 399-406
Reece, M., Herbenick, D., Schick, V., Sanders, S. A., Dodge, B., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2010). Condom use rates in a national probability sample of males and females ages 14 to 94 in the United States. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 266-276. doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02017.x
Reece, M., Herbenick, D., Schick, V., Sanders, S. A., Dodge, B., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2010). Sexual behaviors, relationships, and perceived health among adult men in the United States: Results from a national probability sample. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 291-304. doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02009.x
Robbins, C., Schick, V., Reece, M., Herbenick, D., Sanders, S., Dodge, B., & Fortenberry, J.D. (2011). Prevalence, frequency, and associations of masturbation with other sexual behaviors among adolescents living in the United States of America. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 165(12), 1087-1093.
Sanders, S. A., Reece, M., Herbenick, D., Schick, V., Dodge, B., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2010). Condom use during most recent vaginal intercourse event among a probability sample of adults in the United States. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 362-373. doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02011.x