Gender-specificity of solitary and dyadic sexual desire among gynephilic and androphilic women and men

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 980-994

  Dawson, Samantha J ^a   Chivers, Meredith L ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Category specificity; Gender differences; Incentive motivation; Sexual arousal; Sexual desire; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYADIC SEXUAL DESIRE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMALE BY SEXUAL ORIENTATION; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE BY SEXUAL ORIENTATION; MASTURBATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY; SOLITARY SEXUAL DESIRE;

CATEGORY-SPECIFICITY; GENDER DIFFERENCES; INCENTIVE MOTIVATION; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL DESIRE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897490781     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12430     Document Type: Article

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