The role of absorption in women's sexual response to erotica: A cognitive-affective investigation

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 358-365

  Sheen, Jade ^a   Koukounas, Eric ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENTAL FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PUBLICATION; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STIMULUS;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VICTORIA; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449380810     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490902775843     Document Type: Article

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