Predictors of body appearance cognitive distraction during sexual activity in men and women

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2849-2860

  Pascoal, Patrícia ^a   Narciso, Isabel ^a   Pereira, Nuno Monteiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Body Dissatisfaction; Relationship Variables; Self Focus during Sexual Interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868196328     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02893.x     Document Type: Article

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