Paraphilic Interests: An Examination of Sex Differences in a Nonclinical Sample

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 20-45

  Dawson, Samantha J ^a   Bannerman, Brittany A ^b   Lalumière, Martin L ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

mating effort; paraphilias; sex differences; sex drive; social desirability

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; MATING; PREVALENCE; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVIATION; STRESS; EROTICA; INTERNET; PARAPHILIC DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; PARAPHILIC DISORDERS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF REPORT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84954220131     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: 1573286X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063214525645     Document Type: Article

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