Gender-Specificity of Women's and Men's Self-Reported Attention to Sexual Stimuli

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 983-995

  Huberman, Jackie S ^a   Maracle, Amanda C ^a   Chivers, Meredith L ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PENIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

AROUSAL; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PENIS; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945453097     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2014.951424     Document Type: Article

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