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Carvalho, A. C. & Rodrigues, D. L. (N/A). Perceptions of a-spec individuals: Evidence of emotional devaluation across romantic and sexual dimensions. Journal of Sex Research. N/A
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A. C. Carvalho and D. F. Rodrigues,  "Perceptions of a-spec individuals: Evidence of emotional devaluation across romantic and sexual dimensions", in Journal of Sex Research, vol. N/A, N/A
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@article{carvalhoN/A_1786376917763,
	author = "Carvalho, A. C. and Rodrigues, D. L.",
	title = "Perceptions of a-spec individuals: Evidence of emotional devaluation across romantic and sexual dimensions",
	journal = "Journal of Sex Research",
	year = "N/A",
	volume = "N/A",
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	doi = "10.1080/00224499.2026.2697030",
	url = "https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/hjsr20"
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Perceptions of a-spec individuals: Evidence of emotional devaluation across romantic and sexual dimensions
T2  - Journal of Sex Research
VL  - N/A
AU  - Carvalho, A. C.
AU  - Rodrigues, D. L.
PY  - N/A
SN  - 0022-4499
DO  - 10.1080/00224499.2026.2697030
UR  - https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/hjsr20
AB  - As sexual minorities, individuals on the asexual spectrum (a-spec) may be at risk of being stigmatized and dehumanized. We examined whether participants  endorsed lack of sexual attraction, romantic attraction, and experiences of affection as defining features of a-spec identities (Study 1a, N = 486), and tested whether departures from allonormativity (i.e., experience of sexual attraction; Study 1b, n = 292) and amatonormativity (i.e., desire to establish a romantic relationship, Study 2, N = 232) drove stigmatization. Participants primarily endorsed lack of sexual attraction as defining a-spec identities (Study 1a), but heterosexual (vs. sexually diverse) participants also endorsed lack of romantic attraction and experiences of affection. Heterosexual (vs. LGBTQ+) participants also attributed fewer positive and more negative emotions to a-spec targets (vs. allosexual), regardless of their sexual activity (Study 1b). Lastly, heterosexual (vs. LGBTQ+) participants attributed fewer positive emotions to both a-spec targets, perceived them as less sociable, and perceived aromantic a-spec targets as more immature (vs. allosexual amatonormative targets; Study 2). Overall, a-spec identities are perceived as less legitimate and emotionally rich, under norms privileging sexual and romantic conformity. This stigmatization appears to be nuanced, emerging primarily when a-spec individuals are described as departing from normative models of romantic relationships.
ER  -