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Sexual configurations theory (SCT) is a way to conceptualize, model, measure, and make sense of individual gender/sex and partnered sexuality. This page should be updated within a month with a new format and an online measure. In the meanwhile, here you go!

Articles

  • The original SCT paper:
    van Anders SM, 2015. Beyond sexual orientation: Integrating gender/sex and diverse sexualities in Sexual Configurations Theory. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 44, 1177-1213.
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  • A response to commentaries on the original SCT paper:
    van Anders SM & Schudson ZC, 2015. A response to commentaries on ''Beyond sexual orientation: Integrating gender/sex and diverse partnered sexualities via Sexual Configurations Theory.'' Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46, 1547-1550.
    ----->You can download it , or on for free, though you need to log in. You can also always email Dr. van Anders for a copy!

  • Empirical qualitative work with gender/sex and sexual minority people:
    Schudson ZC, Dibble ER, & van Anders SM, 2017. Gender/Sex and sexual diversity via Sexual Configurations Theory: Insights from a qualitative study with gender and sexual minorities. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 4, 422-437.
    ----->You can download it , or on for free, though you need to log in. You can also always email Dr. van Anders for a copy!

  • Empirical qualitative work with gender/sex and sexual majority people:
    Abed EC, Schudson ZC, Gunther OD, Beischel WJ, & van Anders SM, 2019. Sexual and gender diversity among sexual and gender/sex majorities: Insights via sexual configurations theory. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48, 1423-1441.
    ----->You can download it , or for free. You can also always email Dr. van Anders for a copy!

  • SCT "Heatmaps"! Aggregates of sexual configurations by some gender/sex categories:
    Beischel WJ, Schudson ZC, & van Anders SM, 2021. Visualizing gender/sex diversity via sexual configurations theory. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 8, 1-13.
    ----->You can download it , or for free. You can also always email Dr. van Anders for a copy!

  • How people react to using SCT online:
    Beischel WJ, Schudson ZC, & van Anders SM, 2021. “This is mind expanding”: Reactions to an online survey using sexual configurations theory. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 8, 14-24.
    ----->You can download it , or for free. You can also always email Dr. van Anders for a copy!

  • The knowledge translation paper: What people including professionals (e.g., educators, researchers, clinicians) think about SCT and how they might use it:
    Beischel WJ, Schudson ZC, Hoskin RA, Mao J, Zielinski A, & van Anders SM, 2021. Translating knowledge of sexual configurations theory via instructional videos. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50, 23-43.
    ----->You can download it , or for free. You can also always email Dr. van Anders for a copy!

  • How is SCT trans-inclusive?
    van Anders SM, Beischel WJ, & Schudson ZC, 2021. Sexual configurations theory, inclusion of trans people. in AE Goldberg & G Beemyn (Eds) The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies.
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Videos

    Feel free to watch, share, and/or use these SCT videos in your own research or education, or more!









  • Here is a neat video for some new work we are doing on visualizing the importance of various aspects of sexuality (actions/behaviours, partner number sexuality, gender/sex sexuality) across some domains (fantasy, in-person sexuality, and porn).

  • Here is a video not made by us, but very cool! upgrade

Teaching + Workbook

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Measures

If you are interested in using SCT in your own research, get in touch by emailing Dr. van Anders!

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