Publications 

Research record

Peer-reviewed publications

A chronological archive of James Morandini’s journal articles and peer-reviewed conference work, ordered newest to oldest with direct, registry-verified DOI links.

Reconciled against the current Google Scholar profile. Duplicate records, preprints, the doctoral thesis and malformed Scholar entries are not counted as separate peer-reviewed publications.

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34 records · active DOI links
2026
Speech & sexual identity

Sexual Identity, Gender-Nonconformity, and Acoustic Speech Characteristics of Gay and Straight Australian English-Speaking Men

Tünde Szalay et al.

Archives of Sexual Behavior

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2026
Sexuality & careers

‘Free to Be Me?’: Gender Role Norms Constrain Career Interests Less for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People Than for Heterosexual People

Katharina Block et al.

European Journal of Social Psychology

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2026
Gender dysphoria & mental health

Mental Health, Relationships, and Gender Dysphoria in Male Cross-Dressers and Transfeminine Individuals From an Online Community Sample

Kevin J. Hsu, James Morandini, S. Rudd

Clinical Psychological Science

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2026
Sexual health

University Students’ Condom Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Cultural Differences and What Predict Them

Liam Dacosta et al.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

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2025
Gender & care economy

The Gender Gap in the Care Economy Is Larger in Highly Developed Countries: Sociocultural Explanations for Paradoxical Findings

Katharina Block et al.

American Psychologist

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2025
Gender norms & family

Did Descriptive and Prescriptive Norms About Gender Equality at Home Change During the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Cross-National Investigation

Franziska Magdalena Saxler et al.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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2025
Autogynephilia & bisexuality

Autogynephilia in Some Bisexual Cisgender Men

James Morandini, Kevin J. Hsu, Sarah Rudd

Archives of Sexual Behavior

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2025
Autogynephilia & gender

Cut from the Same Cloth? Comparing the Sexuality of Male Cross-Dressers and Transfeminine Individuals Through the Conceptual Framework of Autogynephilia

Kevin J. Hsu, James Morandini, Sarah Rudd

Archives of Sexual Behavior

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2025
Gender policy & childcare

Policy as Normative Influence? On the Relationship Between Parental Leave Policy and Social Norms in Gender Division of Childcare Across 48 Countries

Simon Schindler et al.

British Journal of Social Psychology

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2024
Sexual-orientation beliefs

Does Exposure to Continuous and Fluid Theories of Sexual Orientation Influence Heterosexuals’ Evaluations Toward Bisexual or Gay/Lesbian People?

Liam Dacosta, James Morandini, Ilan Dar‐Nimrod

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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2023
Genetics & clinical decisions

The Undue Influence of Genetic Information on Senior Medical Students’ Treatment Decisions

Andrew Stuart Lane, Kate E. Lynch, Mark Arnold, Ilan Dar-Nimrod, James Morandini, Stefan A. Gawronski, Paul E. Griffiths

BMC Medical Education, 23, 938

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2023
Gender policy & parental leave

Gender Gap in Parental Leave Intentions: Evidence from 37 Countries

Maria I. T. Olsson et al., including James Morandini

Political Psychology, 44(6), 1163–1192

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2023
Bisexuality & voice

BIDAR: Can Listeners Detect if a Man Is Bisexual from His Voice Alone?

James S. Morandini, Damien Beckman-Scott, Catherine Madill, Ilan Dar-Nimrod

The Journal of Sex Research, 60(5), 611–623

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2023
Gender dysphoria & youth

Is Social Gender Transition Associated with Mental Health Status in Children and Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria?

James S. Morandini, Aidan Kelly, Nastasja M. de Graaf, Pia Malouf, Evan Guerin, Ilan Dar-Nimrod, Polly Carmichael

Archives of Sexual Behavior, 52, 1045–1060

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2023
Sexual identity & beliefs

Do Beliefs About Sexual Orientation Predict Sexual Identity Labeling Among Sexual Minorities?

James S. Morandini, Rachel E. Menzies, Sam G. Moreton, Ilan Dar-Nimrod

Archives of Sexual Behavior, 52, 1239–1254

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2023
Sexual identity & social perception

Gay and Straight Men Prefer Masculine-Presenting Gay Men for a High-Status Role: Evidence From an Ecologically Valid Experiment

Benjamin Gerrard, James Morandini, Ilan Dar-Nimrod

Sex Roles, 88, 119–129

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2023
Bisexuality & minority stress

Differences Between Australian Bisexual and Pansexual Women: An Assessment of Minority Stressors and Psychological Outcomes

James Morandini, Jessica Strudwick, Rachel Menzies, Ilan Dar-Nimrod

Psychology & Sexuality, 14(1), 233–251

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2023
Speech & sexual identity

Comparing First Spectral Moment of Australian English /s/ Between Straight and Gay Voices Using Three Analysis Window Sizes

Tünde Szalay, John Holik, Duy Duong Nguyen, James Morandini, Catherine J. Madill

Interspeech 2023, 2543–2547

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2022
Gender dysphoria & youth

Shifts in Demographics and Mental Health Co-morbidities Among Gender Dysphoric Youth Referred to a Specialist Gender Dysphoria Service

James S. Morandini, Aidan Kelly, Nastasja M. de Graaf, Polly Carmichael, Ilan Dar-Nimrod

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 27(2), 480–491

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2021
Orientation beliefs & identity

Exposure to Continuous or Fluid Theories of Sexual Orientation Leads Some Heterosexuals to Embrace Less-Exclusive Heterosexual Orientations

James S. Morandini, Liam Dacosta, Ilan Dar-Nimrod

Scientific Reports, 11, 16546

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2021
Genetics & essentialism

Genetic Essentialism: The Mediating Role of Essentialist Biases on the Relationship Between Genetic Knowledge and the Interpretations of Genetic Information

Ilan Dar-Nimrod, Ruth Kuntzman, Georgia MacNevin, Kate Lynch, Marlon Woods, James Morandini

European Journal of Medical Genetics, 64(1), 104119

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2021
Sexual health

Condom Use During COVID-19: Findings from an Australian Sample of Heterosexual Young Adults

Liam Dacosta, Rebecca T. Pinkus, James Morandini, Ilan Dar-Nimrod

Sexologies, 30(1), e43–e48

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2020
Sexual identity & wellbeing

Why Do Some Gay Men Identify as “Straight-Acting” and How Is It Related to Well-Being?

Christopher John Hunt, James Morandini, Ilan Dar-Nimrod, Fiona Kate Barlow

Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49(5), 1713–1723

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2020
Sexual attention & ethnicity

Ethnic Differences in Visual Attention to Sexual Stimuli Among Asian and White Heterosexual Women and Men

Asha Ganesan, James S. Morandini, Aaron Veldre, Kevin J. Hsu, Ilan Dar-Nimrod

Personality and Individual Differences, 155, 109630

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2020
Bisexuality & attention

Do Bisexuals Have a Bisexual Viewing Pattern?

James S. Morandini, Ben Spence, Ilan Dar-Nimrod, Amy D. Lykins

Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49(2), 489–502

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2019
Sexual orientation & attention

Visual Attention to Sexual Stimuli in Mostly Heterosexuals

James S. Morandini, Aaron Veldre, Alex O. Holcombe, Kevin J. Hsu, Amy D. Lykins, J. Michael Bailey, Ilan Dar-Nimrod

Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48(5), 1371–1385

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2019
Genetics & public understanding

Genetic Knowledge Within a National Australian Sample: Comparisons with Other Diverse Populations

Ilan Dar-Nimrod, Georgia MacNevin, Alexandra Godwin, Kate E. Lynch, Tali Magory Cohen, Asha Ganesan, James Morandini

Public Health Genomics, 21(3–4), 133–143

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2019
Behaviour genetics

Causal Reasoning About Human Behavior Genetics: Synthesis and Future Directions

Kate E. Lynch, James S. Morandini, Ilan Dar-Nimrod, Paul E. Griffiths

Behavior Genetics, 49(2), 221–234

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2018
Relationships & bisexuality

Does Partner Gender Influence Relationship Quality Among Non-Monosexual Women?

James S. Morandini, Rebecca T. Pinkus, Ilan Dar-Nimrod

Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 33(1–2), 146–165

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2017
Orientation beliefs

Born This Way: Sexual Orientation Beliefs and Their Correlates in Lesbian and Bisexual Women

James S. Morandini, Alexander Blaszczynski, Daniel S. J. Costa, Alexandra Godwin, Ilan Dar-Nimrod

Journal of Counseling Psychology, 64(5), 560–573

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2017
Sexual identity

Who Adopts Queer and Pansexual Sexual Identities?

James S. Morandini, Alexander Blaszczynski, Ilan Dar-Nimrod

The Journal of Sex Research, 54(7), 911–922

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2015
Sexual identity & wellbeing

Essentialist Beliefs, Sexual Identity Uncertainty, Internalized Homonegativity and Psychological Wellbeing in Gay Men

James S. Morandini, Alexander Blaszczynski, Michael W. Ross, Daniel S. J. Costa, Ilan Dar-Nimrod

Journal of Counseling Psychology, 62(3), 413–424

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2015
Minority stress

Minority Stress and Community Connectedness Among Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Australians: A Comparison of Rural and Metropolitan Localities

James S. Morandini, Alexander Blaszczynski, Ilan Dar-Nimrod, Michael W. Ross

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39(3), 260–266

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2012
Stress neuroscience

Evidence That Microglia Mediate the Neurobiological Effects of Chronic Psychological Stress on the Medial Prefrontal Cortex

Madeleine Hinwood, James Morandini, Trevor A. Day, Frederick R. Walker

Cerebral Cortex, 22(6), 1442–1454

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Academic work

Conference presentations

Selected invited talks, symposia and conference presentations on sexuality, gender dysphoria, autogynephilia and clinical science.

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2025 presentations

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November 2025

SASP–ACPID Joint Conference

Naarm / Melbourne, Australia

Symposium 19 · Friday 21 November · 3:00–4:00 pm · Room 1

Exploring Autogynephilia Beliefs, Transgender Attitudes, and Demographics across Cisgender and Transgender Groups

Dr James Morandini · School of Psychology, University of Sydney

A quantitative study of whether pejorative versus value-neutral framing influences endorsement of autogynephilia and its relationship with transgender attitudes across cisgender and transgender groups.

Rydges Melbourne
Researchers attending a three-day Toronto meeting about the science of autogynephilia in July 2025
July 2025Toronto, CanadaResearch meeting

The Autogynephilia Project: Toronto Research Meeting

A three-day meeting focused on the science and related questions surrounding autogynephilia.

  • Autogynephilia and Gender Dysphoria in YouthKenneth Zucker, James Morandini and J. Michael Bailey
  • Correlated Traits and ComorbiditiesScott Semenyna, Kevin Hsu and James Morandini
  • Expressions of AutogynephiliaKevin Hsu and James Morandini
June 2025

IASR 51st Annual Meeting

Portland, Maine, USA

Data Blitzes 1 · Tuesday 24 June · 9:00–10:15 am

Factors associated with psychological distress in cisgender male cross-dressers

James Morandini · The University of Sydney · King Street Psychology Clinic

A conference data-blitz presentation examining factors associated with psychological distress among cisgender male cross-dressers.

Westin Portland Harborview

Selected earlier work

Past presentations and symposia

A compact record of selected first-author talks and organised symposia.

2024

International Academy of Sex Research · Berlin

Organiser and chair: Psychosocial, biological, and cognitive predictors of gender dysphoria and transition in the study of gender-diverse populations.

How do parent beliefs about the nature and etiology of transgender identities influence transition support for their gender-diverse children?

2023

Lethbridge & Montréal

Puzzle of Sexual Orientation Conference: Bisexual phenomena in bisexual cisgender men — James Morandini and Kevin Hsu.

IASR Montréal: Bisexuality among male-identified cross-dressers and transfeminine individuals.

2022

International Academy of Sex Research · Reykjavík

Gender, sexuality, relationships, and mental health of male cross-dressers and transfeminine individuals — Kevin Hsu and James Morandini.

2019

IASR Mexico City & SASP Sydney

Organiser and chair: Investigating “mostly heterosexual” sexual attractions.

Can learning that sexual orientation is continuous or fluid change how people report their sexual orientation?

Do bisexuals have a bisexual viewing pattern?

2018

Genetics and Human Agency · Charlottesville

Causal reasoning about genetics — James Morandini, Kevin Lynch, Ilan Dar-Nimrod and Paul Griffiths.

2017

International Academy of Sex Research · Charleston

Queer gaze: Visual attention to preferred versus non-preferred sexual stimuli in mostly heterosexual men and women.

2015

International Academy of Sex Research · Toronto

Are queer and pansexual populations meaningfully distinct from lesbian/gay and bisexual populations?

Sexual versus romantic orientation in gay and bisexual men: Developmental trajectories, discordance, and implications for adjustment.

2014

SARRAH & SSSS annual meetings

Minority stress and community connectedness among gay, lesbian and bisexual Australians: Rural versus metropolitan localities.

“Born this way”: Essentialist beliefs, identity uncertainty and internalised homonegativity.