Emotional intimacy is the best predictor of sexual satisfaction of men and women with sexual arousal problems

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 51-55

  Pascoal, P M ^a   Narciso, I ^a   Pereira, N M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

body dissatisfaction; clinical sample; intimacy; sexual arousal; sexual satisfaction predictors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL SATISFACTION;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84875056284     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2012.38     Document Type: Article

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