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Altered states of consciousness are related to higher sexual responsiveness

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dc.contributor.authorCosta, Rui Miguel
dc.contributor.authorPestana, José Antonio Melo
dc.contributor.authorCosta, David
dc.contributor.authorWittmann, Marc
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-08T17:59:35Z
dc.date.available2016-07-08T17:59:35Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractAltered states of consciousness lead to profound changes in the sense of self, time and space. We assessed how these changes were related to sexual responsiveness during sex. 116 subjects reported (a) intensity of awareness concerning body, space and time, and (b) satisfaction, desire, arousal, and orgasm occurrence. We differentiated vaginal intercourse orgasm from noncoital orgasm. Female vaginal intercourse orgasm was further differentiated as with or without concurrent clitoral masturbation. Overall, sexual responsiveness was related to greater body awareness and lesser time and space awareness. Satisfaction, desire, and arousal were especially associated with less time awareness in women. Female orgasms during vaginal intercourse were related to greater body awareness and lesser time awareness, but noncoital orgasms were unrelated. Our findings provide empirical support for the hypotheses that altered states of consciousness with attentional absorption are strongly related to sexual responsiveness in women, and to a lesser extent in men.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT); Fundacao Bialpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationConsciousness and Cognition, 42, 135–141. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2016.03.013pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.concog.2016.03.013pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1053-8100
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/4788
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherAcademic Presspt_PT
dc.relation103/12pt_PT
dc.subjectSexual responsivenesspt_PT
dc.subjectOrgasmpt_PT
dc.subjectAltered states of consciousnesspt_PT
dc.subjectPsychological absorptionpt_PT
dc.titleAltered states of consciousness are related to higher sexual responsivenesspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
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.conferencePlaceSan Diegopt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage141pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage135pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleConsciousness and Cognitionpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume42pt_PT
oaire.fundingStreamSFRH
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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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