Validation of the sexual excitation/sexual inhibition inventory for women and men

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1091-1104

  Milhausen, Robin R ^a   Graham, Cynthia A ^b   Sanders, Stephanie A ^c   Yarber, William L ^c   Maitland, Scott B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Sexual arousal; Sexual excitation; Sexual inhibition; Test validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 77957752276     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-009-9554-y     Document Type: Article

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