Viewing visual sexual stimuli (VSS) has been documented to have both positive (eg,
increased sexual arousal and sexual behaviors) and negative (eg, higher anxiety, devaluing�…

The present study examined men and women's sexual and affective responses to erotic film
clips that were combined with different fantasy instructions. Men (n= 29) and women (n= 28)�…

The aim of this study was to explore gender differences in sexual responsiveness to erotic
films that had been selected for their differential appeal for men and women. A secondary�…

The current research sought to replicate and explore further unexpected pilot data indicating
that negative reactions to filmed erotica may be associated with post‐exposure increases in�…

Through three studies, we examined how person‐specific sexual attitudes and gender‐
specific sexual norms influence men's erotica enjoyment (operationalized as self‐regulated�…

Past studies on the effects of sexually explicit materials on women have tended to study
them alone, in pairs, or in groups of strangers. By contrast, our study randomly assigned�…

Sexual thoughts are sufficient to increase testosterone (T) in women, yet erotic films are not.
A key confound in past studies is autonomy in stimulus selection: women choose the content�…

This study was designed to evaluate the relative contribution of attention and emotional
responses to the sexual response to erotica. Self reported levels of sexual arousal, attention�…

Sexual excitement can be seen as an action disposition. In this study sexual arousal was
expected to generate sexual action and to increase interest and responsiveness to sexual�…

Whether erotic films made by women are more arousing for women than erotic films made
by men was studied. Forty-seven subjects were exposed to both a woman-made, female�…