Specificity of sexual arousal for sexual activities in men and women with conventional and masochistic sexual interests

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 931-940

  Chivers, Meredith L ^a   Roy, Carolyn ^b   Grimbos, Teresa ^c   Cantor, James M ^d,e   Seto, Michael C ^f  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^f ROYAL OTTAWA HEALTH CARE GROUP   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Gender similarities; Sexual arousal; Sexual masochism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASOCHISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AROUSAL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASOCHISM; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902303216     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0174-1     Document Type: Article

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