Subjective sexual arousal in response to erotica: Effects of gender, guided fantasy, erotic stimulus, and duration of exposure

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-97

  Youn, Gahyun ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Erotica; Sexual fantasy; Subjective sexual arousal

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FANTASY; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; KOREA; LIBIDO; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; VAGINA; VASCULARIZATION;

AROUSAL; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; EROTICA; FANTASY; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; KOREA; LIBIDO; MALE; PENILE ERECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; VAGINA;

EID: 33646445385     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-006-8997-z     Document Type: Article

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