title: Mood and sexual arousal in women.
abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a positive 'mood for sex' on genital and subjective sexual arousal in functional women, using a musical mood induction procedure. Fifty-one female Ss were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: erotic film preceded by mood induction; erotic fantasy preceded by mood induction; erotic film without mood induction; and erotic fantasy without mood induction. Photoplethysmographic pulse amplitude was continuously recorded and self-report ratings of sexual arousal and affective reactions were collected before and after erotic conditions. Results showed that a positive sexual mood did not facilitate subsequent genital and subjective sexual arousal. Positive sexual mood did inhibit negative emotional experiences to erotic film.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Laan
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Everaerd
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Berlo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rijs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology*; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D004882:Erotica; D005201:Fantasy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido / Q000502:physiology*; D010991:Plethysmography; D011603:Psychophysiology