Ana Julia Bridges
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Also affiliated: Medical University of South Carolina (2010); University of Rhode Island (2007–2017); Knox College (2017); Illinois State University (2002)
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Ana Julia Bridges' research program focuses on the intersection of media consumption, sexual behavior, and relational satisfaction. Her work has investigated the content of pornography, including an analysis of aggression and sexual behavior in popular videos and a comparative study of male and female directors in the industry. Bridges has also examined the role of pornography in shaping sexual scripts and its impact on romantic relationships, with specific attention to the significance of heavy pornography involvement for partners and the implications for women.
Her research extends to understanding the broader landscape of sexual media use and its connection to relational satisfaction in heterosexual couples. Additionally, Bridges has contributed to research on health disparities, specifically investigating whether integrated behavioral health care can reduce mental health disparities for Latino populations. Her scholarship is characterized by a substantial publication record, with 175 total publications and 3,894 citations, resulting in an h-index of 31. She is recognized as a highly cited researcher and actively collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
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- h-index: 30
- Publications: 177
- Citations: 3,766
Positions
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Professor 2019–presentUniversity of Arkansas Department of Psychological Science ORCID
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Distinguished Professor 2007–presentUniversity of Arkansas Psychological Science ORCID
Selected Publications
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Examining the Directional Effects of Insomnia, Anxiety, and Depression Symptoms: Results From a Longitudinal Study Conducted During the COVID‐19 Pandemic (2026)
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Pornography Use and Sexual Well-Being: Exploring Gender Differences Among Mexican Young Adults (2026)
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Personal Beliefs and Professional Realities: A Mixed-Methods Study of Child Sexual Abuse Workers’ Perspectives on Pornography (2026)
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Teaching Psychology in the United States with Latinx Students in Mind (2026)
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One‐Session Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in Integrated Primary Care: A Preliminary Study (2026)
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Pornography use and perceptions, erroneous sexual beliefs, and individual differences in a Mexican sample (2026)
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Child Advocacy Workers’ Accounts of the Connections Between Pornography and Child Sexual Abuse (2026)
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Centering the client in PTSD treatments: Commentary on Rubenstein et al. (2024). (2026)
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Novel Highly Homeostatic B Cells induced by Immunomodulatory Oligonucleotide IMT504 (2025)
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Protecting Racial Justice Advocates from the Harms of Institutional Betrayal at Predominantly White Institutions (2025)
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Understanding treatment barriers for major depressive disorder in the Latino community: A qualitative study stratified by language preference (2025)
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Presenting the Evading Responsibility Following Alcohol-Related Harms as Strategy for Emotion Regulation (ERASER) Model (2025)
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0537 “Single-Shot” Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) Is Related to Improvements in Sleep Onset and Maintenance Problems (2025)
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In our words: Patient reports of the utility of primary care behavioral health services. (2025)
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The COVID Shift: Comparing Hybrid Telehealth to In-Person Group Therapy for Incarcerated Women Survivors of Sexual Violence Victimization (2025)
Collaboration Network
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- Interpersonal vs. Non-Interpersonal Cumulative Traumas and Psychiatric Symptoms in Treatment-Seeking Incarcerated Women
- Barriers to and Methods of Help Seeking for Domestic Violence Victimization: A Comparison of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Women Residing in the United States
- The Effect of Brief, Passive Psychoeducation on Knowledge and Ratings of Intimate Partner Violence in the United States and Argentina
- Expanding Research on a Brief Exposure-Based Group Treatment with Incarcerated Women
- Replicating outcomes of Survivors Healing from Abuse: Recovery through Exposure (SHARE): A brief exposure-based group treatment for incarcerated survivors of sexual violence.
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
- Effect of Alcohol Intoxication on Bystander Intervention in a Vignette Depiction of Sexual Assault
- Alcohol Expectancies and Alcohol Use Frequency: Does Drinking Context Matter?
- Undifferentiated Gender Role Orientation, Drinking Motives, and Increased Alcohol Use in Men and Women
- The Interaction of Rape Myth Acceptance and Alcohol Intoxication on Bystander Intervention
- Alcohol intoxication impairs the bystander intervention process in a hypothetical sexual assault: A field investigation.
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
- Suicide interventions in primary care: A selective review of the evidence.
- Inadequacy of the PHQ-2 depression screener for identifying suicidal primary care patients.
- Need, access, and the reach of integrated care: A typology of patients.
- Cost-Savings Analysis of Primary Care Behavioral Health in a Pediatric Setting: Implications for Provider Agencies and Training Programs
- Two Studies Investigating Associations Between Sexual Assault Victimization History and Bystander Appraisals of Risk
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
- Replication and Extension of the Acceptability of Racial Microaggressions Scale (ARMS)
- Horizontal and Vertical Racial/Ethnic Discrimination
- What Are the Affective Consequences of Horizontal Versus Vertical Racial/Ethnic Discrimination?
- Introduction and the Need for Nuanced Research on Racial/Ethnic Discrimination
- Protecting Racial Justice Advocates from the Harms of Institutional Betrayal at Predominantly White Institutions
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
- Interpersonal vs. Non-Interpersonal Cumulative Traumas and Psychiatric Symptoms in Treatment-Seeking Incarcerated Women
- Expanding Research on a Brief Exposure-Based Group Treatment with Incarcerated Women
- Replicating outcomes of Survivors Healing from Abuse: Recovery through Exposure (SHARE): A brief exposure-based group treatment for incarcerated survivors of sexual violence.
- “I’m not alone, my story matters”: Incarcerated women’s perspectives on the impact and acceptability of group psychotherapy involving imaginal exposure to sexual assault memories
- Implementing and Sustaining SHARE: An Exposure‐Based Psychotherapy Group for Incarcerated Women Survivors of Sexual Violence
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
- Pornography and the Male Sexual Script: An Analysis of Consumption and Sexual Relations
- Sexual Scripts and the Sexual Behavior of Men and Women Who Use Pornography
- Personal Pornography Viewing and Sexual Satisfaction: A Quadratic Analysis
- Pornography and Heterosexual Women's Intimate Experiences with a Partner
- Condom Use, Pornography Consumption, and Perceptions of Pornography as Sexual Information in a Sample of Adult U.S Males
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
- Sexual Consent Communication in Best-Selling Pornography Films: A Content Analysis
- Effect of Alcohol Intoxication on Bystander Intervention in a Vignette Depiction of Sexual Assault
- Assessing the Within-Person Variability of Internal and External Sexual Consent
- The Interaction of Rape Myth Acceptance and Alcohol Intoxication on Bystander Intervention
- Developing Valid and Feasible Measures of Sexual Consent for Experience Sampling Methodology
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
- Does integrated behavioral health care reduce mental health disparities for Latinos? Initial findings.
- Mental Health Needs and Service Utilization by Hispanic Immigrants Residing in Mid-Southern United States
- Diagnoses, intervention strategies, and rates of functional improvement in integrated behavioral health care patients.
- Correlational and experimental analyses of the relation between disgust and sexual arousal
- Delivering Parent Management Training in an Integrated Primary Care Setting: Description and Preliminary Outcome Data
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- Aggression and Sexual Behavior in Best-Selling Pornography Videos: A Content Analysis Update
- Pornography and the Male Sexual Script: An Analysis of Consumption and Sexual Relations
- Sexual Scripts and the Sexual Behavior of Men and Women Who Use Pornography
- Personal Pornography Viewing and Sexual Satisfaction: A Quadratic Analysis
- Pornography Use, Gender, and Sexual Objectification: A Multinational study
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- Pornography and the Male Sexual Script: An Analysis of Consumption and Sexual Relations
- Sexual Scripts and the Sexual Behavior of Men and Women Who Use Pornography
- Personal Pornography Viewing and Sexual Satisfaction: A Quadratic Analysis
- Pornography and Heterosexual Women's Intimate Experiences with a Partner
- Condom Use, Pornography Consumption, and Perceptions of Pornography as Sexual Information in a Sample of Adult U.S Males
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
- Effect of Alcohol Intoxication on Bystander Intervention in a Vignette Depiction of Sexual Assault
- The Interaction of Rape Myth Acceptance and Alcohol Intoxication on Bystander Intervention
- Alcohol intoxication impairs the bystander intervention process in a hypothetical sexual assault: A field investigation.
- Intoxicated bystanders’ alcohol expectancies and valuations and the ability to detect risk in a potential sexual assault
- Bystander Intoxication and Appraisal of Sexual Assault Risk: A Field Study of Emerging Adult Bargoers
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Sexual Consent Communication in Best-Selling Pornography Films: A Content Analysis
- Pornography Use, Gender, and Sexual Objectification: A Multinational study
- Assessing the Within-Person Variability of Internal and External Sexual Consent
- The Interaction of Rape Myth Acceptance and Alcohol Intoxication on Bystander Intervention
- Developing Valid and Feasible Measures of Sexual Consent for Experience Sampling Methodology
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Barriers to integrated primary care and specialty mental health services: Perspectives from Latinx and non-Latinx White primary care patients.
- Telebehavioral health at a federally qualified health center pre- and peri-COVID-19.
- Youth and Caregiver Agreement of Youth Symptoms in Language Concordant and Discordant Dyads: Is Something Lost in Translation?
- Acculturation and Depression Help-Seeking Intentions in a Majority Mexican American College Student Sample
- 762 Bedtime Procrastination but Not Total Sleep Time Mediates the Association Between Anxiety and Sleep Problems
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Understanding Service Utilization Disparities and Depression in Latinos: The Role of Fatalismo
- Need, access, and the reach of integrated care: A typology of patients.
- Barriers to integrated primary care and specialty mental health services: Perspectives from Latinx and non-Latinx White primary care patients.
- Enhancing and Improving Treatment Engagement with Hispanic Patients
- Can brief behavioral health interventions reduce suicidal and self-harm ideation in primary care patients?
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
- Does integrated behavioral health care reduce mental health disparities for Latinos? Initial findings.
- Delivering Parent Management Training in an Integrated Primary Care Setting: Description and Preliminary Outcome Data
- A Multi-Study Analysis of Conceptual and Measurement Issues Related to Health Research on Acculturation in Latinos
- Comparison of integrated behavioral health treatment for internalizing psychiatric disorders in patients with and without Type 2 diabetes.
- The Effects of Interpreter Use on Agreement Between Clinician- and Self-Ratings of Functioning in Hispanic Integrated Care Patients
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