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Self-transcendence is related to higher female sexual desire

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dc.contributor.authorCosta, Rui Miguel
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Tânia Sofia Ferreira de
dc.contributor.authorPestana, José Antonio Melo
dc.contributor.authorCosta, David
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-20T17:08:11Z
dc.date.available2016-05-20T17:08:11Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractOne facet of self-transcendence is creative self-forgetfulness (CSF; tendency to be attentionally absorbed in mindaltering experiences). Proneness to mind-altering attentional absorption and other aspects of self-transcendence were previously related to vaginal intercourse frequency, sexual arousability, and female coital orgasm. Given that sexual responsiveness is enhanced by focused attention, itwas testedwhether CSF correlates with sexual responsiveness, and if maladaptive defenses, openness to experience, and testosterone explain the hypothesized relationships. One hundred thirty-nine Portuguese (98 women) provided saliva samples for testosterone determination by luminescence immunoassays before and after a romantic movie scene and reported how intensely they felt sexual desire and arousal during the movie. CSF was measured by the Temperament and Character Inventory– Revised, maladaptive defenses by the immature defenses subscale of the Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ-40), male and female past month desire by the desire dimensions of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Female desire and arousal during themoviewere independently predicted by CSF, openness to experience and testosterone, but not by immature defenses. Female past month desire was independently predicted by CSF, testosterone, and less immature defenses. Possible psychobiological processes linking self-transcendence and sexual responsiveness are discussed.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT); Fundação BIALpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationPersonality and Individual Differences 96, 191-197. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.02.078pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.paid.2016.02.078pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0191-8869
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/4659
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relation103/12pt_PT
dc.subjectSelf-transcendencept_PT
dc.subjectPsychological absorptionpt_PT
dc.subjectSexual desirept_PT
dc.subjectSexual arousalpt_PT
dc.subjectTestosteronept_PT
dc.subjectPsychological defense mechanismspt_PT
dc.subjectOpenness to experiencept_PT
dc.titleSelf-transcendence is related to higher female sexual desirept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/SFRH%2FBPD%2F76130%2F2011/PT
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/UID%2FPSI%2F04810%2F2013/PT
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceOxfordpt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage197pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage191pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePersonality and Individual Differencespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume96pt_PT
oaire.fundingStreamSFRH
oaire.fundingStream5876
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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