How women's nonconscious association of sex with submission relates to their subjective sexual arousability and ability to reach orgasm

Sex Roles

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 83-94

  Kiefer, Amy K ^a   Sanchez, Diana T ^b   Kalinka, Christina J ^c   Ybarra, Oscar ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender roles; Nonconscious associations; Power; Sexual function; Stereotypes; Submission

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845383125     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9060-9     Document Type: Article

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