Dr. Rafael Ballester-Arnal

Professional Experience

2017 – now:  Full Professor (Univ. Jaume I, Spain)
2012 – now: Dean of Health Sciences Faculty (U. Jaume I)
1993 – now: Director of Salusex Group
2010 – 2012: Vice-Dean of Psychology (U. Jaume I, Spain)
1998 – 2017: Associate professor (Univ. Jaume I, Spain)
1992 – 1998: Assistant Professor (Univ. Jaume I, Spain)
1991 – 1992: Predoctoral researcher scholarship (U. of Valencia

Expertise and Research Interests

  • LGTB+ Studies and homophobia
  • Cybersex and sexting. Cybersex addiction: assessment and treatment. Sexual compulsivity
  • Aids prevention
  • Male sex workers
  • Sexuality in life span: adolescents, young and older people
  • Sexuality in people with disabilities
  • Sexual dysfunctions

Selected Publications

LGTB STUDIES

  1. Morell-Mengual, V., Gil-Llario, MD., Ballester-Arnal, R. et al. (2017). Spanish Adaptation and Validation of the Short Internalized Homonegativity Scale (IHS). JOURNAL OF SEX & MARITAL THERAPY. 43, pp. 298 – 305, <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2016.1149128>. ISSN 0092-623X
  2. Gil-Llario, MD, Morell-Mengual, V. Ballester-Arnal, R., et al. (2015). Sexual sensation seeking in spanish young men and women with diferent sexual orientations. JOURNAL OF SEX & MARITAL THERAPY. 41, pp. 525 – 530. <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2014.931316>. ISSN 0092-623X

CYBERSEX

  1. Ballester-Arnal, R. et al. (2017). Cybersex Addiction: A Study on Spanish College Students. JOURNAL OF SEX & MARITAL THERAPY. 43, pp. 567 – 585. <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2016.1208700>. ISSN 0092-623X
  2. Ballester-Arnal, R. et al. (2017). Sexuality in the Internet Era: Expressions of Hispanic Adolescent and Young People. SEXUAL ADDICTION & COMPULSIVITY. 24, pp. 140 – 155. <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10720162.2017.1329041>. ISSN 1072-0162
  3. Ballester-Arnal, R. et al. (2016). Cybersex in the “Net generation”:online seuxal activities among spanish adolescents. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR. 57, pp. 261 – 266. <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.12.036>. ISSN 0747-5632