9 - T is for Trigger Warnings - The Sex Research Show

Rob and Angel discuss research on the efficacy of Trigger Warnings in academic and other non-therapy spaces. Later in the episode they’re joined by Dr. Alex Bove from Talk Like A Man to discuss the topic.  

Links and Resources from the episode:  

The Article: Boysen, G. A., Isaacs, R. A., Tretter, L., & Markowski, S. (2019). Trigger warning efficacy: The impact of warnings on affect, attitudes, and learning. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/stl0000150 

The *other* article (that went viral and started this discussion): Jones, P. J., Bellet, B. W., & McNally, R. J. (2019). Helping or harming? The effect of trigger warnings on individuals with trauma histories. https://osf.io/axn6z/download?format=pdf 

The Twitter thread Rob and I complained about, that I said I’d be happy to link to, with that absolutely bananas guy (aka: Dr. James Cantor): His original garbage tweet https://twitter.com/JamesCantorPhD/status/1224350441745473536; my back and forth with him: https://twitter.com/SexPositiveEd/status/1224534229360553984; Rob’s back and forth with him: https://twitter.com/TheCounProf/status/1224730118419111937   

Brad Warner: For the life of me I can’t remember which of his books that quote came from, or if I’m even remembering it correctly. So here’s a link to all his work. Enjoy. http://hardcorezen.info/ 

Dr. Alex Bove and Talk Like A Man: Alex Bove (he/him/his) lives and teaches in Philadelphia, PA. He received his Ph.D. in Human Sexuality from Widener University and is the creator and curator of the Talk Like a Man Project, an interactive discussion about masculinity in America. https://www.facebook.com/TalkLikeAMan; https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/talk-like-a-man-podcast-talk-like-a-man-r59ejklTQX2/ 

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