title: Effects of positive and negative mood on sexual arousal in sexually functional males.
abstract: Effects of positive and negative musical mood induction on subjective and objective sexual arousal were examined in a group of sexually functional males (N = 24). Subjects evidenced significantly greater objective and subjective sexual response in the positive mood induction condition relative to both baseline and a neutral control condition. In contrast, the negative mood induction condition yielded significantly less objective sexual arousal than baseline and a neutral control condition. Data provide additional empirical support for the hypothesized impact of mood on sexual arousal.
authors.affiliation: Sexuality Research Project, Boston University, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: DiBartolo
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Barlow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000502:physiology; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*