Consensual nonmonogamy is a term used to describe intimate romantic relationships that are sexually and/or emotionally nonexclusive. The present study examined the social norms that are violated by different forms of consensual nonmonogamy and the negative judgments that result. We asked 375 participants to rate hypothetical vignettes of people involved in one of five relationship types (monogamy, polyamory, open relationship, swinging, and cheating) on items related to relationship satisfaction, morality, and cognitive abilities. The monogamous couple was perceived most favorably, followed by the polyamorous couple, then the open and swinging couples who were rated equally. Participants judged the cheating couple most negatively. Although social norms of sexual and emotional monogamy are important, we conclude that the aspect that has the most effect on judgments is whether the relationship structure has been agreed to by all parties.

Very obese nursing home residents experience higher mortality early in their stay, but this association diminishes over time with some evidence suggesting that a higher BMI may be protective among long-stay residents.

Acknowledgements:We would particularly like to thank the bisexual participants who so willingly gave their time to talk to us about their identities and relationships. This research was conducted in collaboration with the community group BiVisible Bristol and the charity OnePlusOne (http://www.oneplusone.space). It was supported by a University of the West of England (UWE) research grant (UHSS0072). The authors would like to acknowledge their appreciation of the support of these organisations. We are also grateful for the insightful comments offered by the three anonymous reviewers on an earlier version of this manuscript.2 Please note that this is the Accepted Manuscript (the final version that we worked on, prior to it being accepted for publication). The final version can be found at the following link: https://doi. AbstractMany negative portrayals of bisexuality within Western culture relate to relationships, yet only a small body of research has explored bisexual people's experiences of their bisexual identity within their partner relationships, particularly within the wider cultural context of binegativity. Twenty qualitative interviews were conducted with bisexual men, women, trans, and genderqueer/non-binary people in relationships. Participants were based in the United Kingdom and ranged from eighteen to forty years old. We conducted a thematic analysis of the data and identified two key themes: The case of the disappearing bisexual: Invisible identities and unintelligible bisexual relationships and That's not my bisexuality and not my bisexual relationship: Defending self, relationships, and partners against bisexual negativity.In the first theme we report how bisexual identity was understood by participants as largely invisible, particularly when they were in relationships, and discuss how the notion of a "bisexual relationship" was seemingly unintelligible. In the second theme, we discuss how participants engaged in identity and relationship work to defend themselves and their partners against binegativity in order to protect their bisexual identity, their partners, and their relationships. These results contribute novel findings to our understandings of how bisexual people experience and manage their identities and relationships within the wider context of binegativity. We conclude with a discussion of the importance and implications of our findings.3

Constructions of masculinity have shifted and changed but the central role of the penis has remained firm. Yet, despite the implications for sexual health, there has been very little research on discourses around penises. The messages men receive about their manhood is apparent in articles in men's magazines. We conducted a discursive analysis of the ways in which penises were discussed in four market leading UK titles: Loaded, Men's Health, GQ and Attitude. Two broad discourses were identified, termed Laddish and Medicalised, both of which create fear-ridden spaces where men are bombarded with unachievable masculine ideals and traumatic examples of mutilated members. We discuss how health psychologists could use the findings to communicate with men about their sexual health needs using this channel.

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