Observational stance as a predictor of subjective and genital sexual arousal in men and women

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 303-315

  Bossio, Jennifer A ^a   Spape, Jessica ^a   Lykins, Amy D ^b   Chivers, Meredith L ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896773908     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2012.729276     Document Type: Article

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