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April 1, 1968Psychophysiology

Autonomic Activity During Sexual Arousal

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Why the study?

Does reading sexually stimulating material alter autonomic activity in male subjects?

Population

16 male subjects

Design

Other

Authors

MWMarion A. WengerUniversity of California, Los AngelesJAJames R. AverillUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstDSDavid SmithRiddet Institute

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Implication

May indicate mixed autonomic activation from erotic reading in men; leaves open any clinical cardiovascular implications.

Structured PICO

Does reading sexually stimulating material alter autonomic activity in male subjects?

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Population
16 male subjects
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Intervention
Reading sexually stimulating material
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Outcome
Autonomic activity (including systolic and diastolic blood pressures, palmar conductance, galvanic skin responses, heart rate, respiration rate, and peripheral vasodilatation)surrogate

Sexual arousal induced by reading stimulates both branches of the autonomic nervous system without clear dominance of either the parasympathetic or sympathetic systems.

Cite This Study

Wenger et al. (1968) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7146ba75498292b70ac211https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.1968.tb02788.x
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