Affective and Cognitive Determinants of Women%26apos;s Sexual Response to Erotica

作者：Vilarinho Sandra^*; Laja Pedro; Carvalho Joana; Quinta Gomes Ana Luisa; Oliveira Catia; Janssen Erick; Nobre Pedro J

来源：The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2014, 11(11): 2671-2678.

DOI：10.1111/jsm.12667

• Sexual Arousal
• Genital Response
• Self-Reported Thoughts
• Affect
• Psychophysiology
• Vaginal Photoplethysmography

IntroductionThe specific cognitive-affective mechanisms involved in the activation and regulation of the subjective and genital components of sexual arousal are not fully understood yet. %26lt;br%26gt;AimThe aim of the present study was to investigate the contribution of self-reported thoughts and affect to the prediction of women%26apos;s subjective and genital responses to erotica. %26lt;br%26gt;MethodsTwenty-eight sexually functional women (mean age=32, SD=6.29) were presented with sexually explicit and nonexplicit romantic films. Genital responses, subjective sexual arousal, state affect, and self-reported thoughts were assessed. %26lt;br%26gt;Main Outcome MeasuresVaginal pulse amplitude was measured using a vaginal photoplethysmograph. Subjective sexual arousal, thoughts, and affective responses were assessed through self-report scales. %26lt;br%26gt;ResultsCorrelations between subjective and physiological sexual arousal were low (r=-0.05, P%26gt;0.05). Self-reported thoughts and affect were significant predictors of subjective sexual arousal. The strongest single predictor of subjective arousal was sexual arousal thoughts (e.g., I%26apos;m getting excited) (=0.63, P%26lt;0.01). None of the cognitive or affective variables predicted women%26apos;s genital responses. %26lt;br%26gt;ConclusionsOverall, results support the role of cognitive (self-reported thoughts) and affective dimensions in women%26apos;s subjective sexual arousal to erotica and, consistent with previous findings, suggest that subjective and physiological sexual arousal may be impacted by different processes. Vilarinho S, Laja P, Carvalho J, Quinta-Gomes AL, Oliveira C, Janssen E, and Nobre PJ. Affective and cognitive determinants of women%26apos;s sexual response to erotica. J Sex Med 2014;11:2671-2678.

• 出版日期2014-11