Dysregulated sexuality and high sexual desire: Distinct constructs?

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1029-1043

  Winters, Jason ^a,b   Christoff, Kalina ^a   Gorzalka, Boris B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b PROVINCIAL HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dysregulated sexuality; Hypersexuality; Sexual addiction; Sexual behaviour; Sexual compulsivity; Sexual control; Sexual desire

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPULSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

EID: 77957750964     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-009-9591-6     Document Type: Article

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