| Title |
Factors that Influence Sexual Arousal in Men: A Focus Group Study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Sexual Behavior, November 2007
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10508-007-9245-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Erick Janssen, Kimberly R. McBride, William Yarber, Brandon J. Hill, Scott M. Butler |
| Abstract |
The goal of this study was to improve our understanding of men's sexual response and its components as well as the factors or types of situations that men describe as facilitating or interfering with sexual arousal. Six focus groups, involving 50 mostly white, heterosexual men (M age = 35.2 years; range, 18-70), were conducted. As it was previously found in women (Graham, Sanders, Milhausen, & McBride, Archives of Sexual Behavior, 33, 527-538, 2004), men described a wide range of physical (genital as well as nongenital) and cognitive/affective cues for sexual arousal. Also, men described the relationship between sexual desire and arousal as being variable and complex, presented a wide range of factors that increased or decreased sexual arousal, and showed substantial variability in both the importance and direction of their effects. The findings may help further development of models of sexual response and inform discussions about gender differences in sexual desire and arousal. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 136 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 28 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 17% |
| Researcher | 17 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 7% |
| Other | 21 | 15% |
| Unknown | 25 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 73 | 52% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 11 | 8% |
| Unknown | 28 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
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#12
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