Emotional intelligence and its association with orgasmic frequency in women

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1930-1937

  Burri, Andrea V ^a   Cherkas, Lynn M ^a   Spector, Tim D ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; EmotionalIntel ligence; Female Orgasm Disorder; Female Sexual Dysfunction; Orgasmic Frequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MASTURBATION; ORGASM; ORGASM DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VIOLENCE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMOTION; INTELLIGENCE; LIBIDO; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LIBIDO; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; ORGASM; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649887614     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01297.x     Document Type: Article

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