Taxometric analyses of pedophilia utilizing self-report, behavioral, and sexual arousal indicators.

2017 ◽  
Vol 126 (8) ◽  
pp. 1114-1119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Skye Stephens ◽  
Elisabeth Leroux ◽  
Tracey Skilling ◽  
James M. Cantor ◽  
Michael C. Seto
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Taxometric Analyses

Ready or Not: Exploring Sexual Arousal with Women who Report Sexual Arousal Difficulties

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Zadorozny
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Doppler Imaging ◽  
Erotic Stimuli ◽  
Heterosexual Women ◽  
Subjective Sexual Arousal ◽  
First Time ◽  
Subjective Arousal ◽  
Report Measure

The purpose of this study is to examine possible differences in genital and subjective components of sexual arousal between women with and without sexual arousal/desire difficulties (SADD). Previous research has focused on physiological differences with women who have SADD, in particular, genital response to erotic stimuli. The pattern of results in the literature indicates that women with SADD exhibit similar genital responses to controls (Meston, Rellini, & McCall, 2010), yet women with SADD typically report a decrease in intensity of genital sensation in sexual situations (Laan, van Driel, & van Lunsen, 2008; Giraldi, Rellini, Pfaus, & Laan, 2013), calling into question the method of measurement employed to assess genitalresponse. In the current study, genital and subjective arousal, along with genital-subjective agreement (i.e., sexual concordance), will be investigated to determine if there is a difference between women with SADD and controls. Participants will include 30 self-identified heterosexual women who will complete a validated self-report measure of sexual function and a session in which they rate their subjective sexual arousal while their genital blood flow is measured in response to various films. Laser Doppler Imaging will be used to measure genital blood flow for the first time in this population. This study could lead to a better understanding of sexual arousal in women with SADD, which will assist with diagnosis, as well as identify areas to focus on when trying to develop treatments for sexual dysfunction.

Biosignal measures of female sexual interest: their feasibility in a forensic context

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciara Staunton ◽  
Sean Hammond ◽  
Derek Perkins ◽  
Sharon Lambert
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Sexual Offender ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Female Sex Offenders ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Female Sex

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the status of biosignal measures of female sexual arousal with a view to examining the feasibility of such procedures in a forensic context. Although adult women represent the minority of sexual offenders, female perpetrated sexual abuse has been gaining increasing attention in the forensic psychological literature as criminal justice is confronted with female offending populations to a greater extent than previously recognised. Design/methodology/approach – Psychological assessments of sex offenders have tended to be over-dependent on the use of self-report measures (i.e. an individual's appraisal and report of their emotional state of sexual arousal). There is a dearth of empirical knowledge concerning the psychophysiological assessment of female sexual interest in general and especially so for female sex offenders. Physiological measures are those that rely on directly observable physiological responses of the individual in order to identify patterns of sexual interest or arousal. Findings – Because deviant sexual interest (in children or the use of violence) as assessed by penile plethysmography, has been established as one of the strongest predictors of recidivism in male sex offenders (and as a viable alternative to self-report methodologies), an analogue measurement approach for female sex offenders is desirable. This paper considers: first, theoretical problems (e.g. what does female physiological arousal mean in terms of sexual arousal/desire?; second, technical measurement problems (e.g. reactivity of the measure in within subject designs); and third, procedural/ethical problems (e.g. invasiveness of the application). Originality/value – While a number of physiological assessment devices are considered in this paper, the paper discusses the labial photoplethysmograph as a promising method for female sexual offender populations.

18. Sexual Self-Schemas and Neural Processing of Sexual Information in Women

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie M. Nanos
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Sexual Response ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Neural Processing ◽  
Neural Responses ◽  
Sexual Information ◽  
Sexual Stimuli ◽  
Empirically Supported ◽  
Will Self

Previous research suggests that humans respond differently to reproductively-relevant information in the environment, including heightened neural responses to sexual versus non-sexual cues. Limited research, however, has examined individual variation in the early neural processing of sexual information. Sexual self-schemas, or one’s views of themselves as a sexual person, provide a stable cognitive framework for processing sexually-relevant information, and may relate to women’s sexual responses. This study seeks to examine how women’s sexual self-schemas relate to the early neural processing of sexual information and their subsequent subjective sexual arousal. Twenty women are being recruited from the Queen’s psychology subject pool and data collection is currently underway. I am assessing women’s neural responses to sexual and non-sexual images (i.e., erect penises versus elbows) using electroencephalography (EEG), and women are reporting their feelings of arousal to the sexual images. Women are also completing a measure of sexual self-schemas. I predict that women who have more positive sexual self-schema scores will have a stronger neural response to sexual stimuli than women with more negative schema scores. In addition, I predict that women with more positive schema scores will self-report higher sexual arousal than women with more negative scores. The findings of this study will improve our understanding of the role of sexual self-schemas and early neural processing in women’s sexual response, thus lending to the development of a comprehensive, empirically-supported model of sexual response that accounts for within-gender variability. 

Examining the Validity and Utility of Two New Measurement Devices in Sexual Psychophysiology Research

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Shelley
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Test Strip ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Genital Arousal ◽  
Doppler Imager ◽  
Vaginal Lubrication ◽  
Sexual Psychophysiology ◽  
Measurement Devices

Background: Female genital arousal is an important, yet difficult phenomenon to measure. The Laser Doppler Imager (LDI) and the Litmus Test Strip (LTS) are new measurement devices for assessing vulvar blood flow and vaginal lubrication, respectively. Given their recent development, few studies have used these measures, and further testing of their validity is needed. Using both devices concurrently provides an opportunity to demonstrate convergent validity (i.e., a significant, positive correlation) between these measures. Investigation of the utility of these devices—such as their sensitivity to varying intensity of sexual arousal—is also needed. Measures that can detect intensity of genital arousal allow researchers to study more complex questions than measures that only indicate the presence or absence of it. Method: Sexual arousal will be induced using erotic videos depicting foreplay and penile-vaginal intercourse. Vulvar blood flow and vaginal lubrication will be assessed using the LDI and the LTS. Participants will self-report their experience of sexual arousal. Hypotheses: I predict that:  1. Changes in vulvar blood flow (as measured by LDI) and vaginal lubrication (as measured by LTS) will be positively correlated with self-reported sexual arousal; 2. Changes in vulvar blood flow and vaginal lubrication will be positively correlated with each other; 3. Vulvar blood flow and vaginal lubrication will vary according to intensity of sexual response. Results: Data collection in progress. Results will be available at the time of the presentation. Implications: Further development of two new measurement devices for sexual psychophysiology research.

Self-Report of Sexual Arousal Measure

1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gene G. Abel ◽  
Edward B. Blanchard ◽  
William D. Murphy ◽  
Judith V. Becker ◽  
Armen Djenderedjian
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Self Report

Sexual arousal in diabetic females: Physiological and self-report measures

1993 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 587-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Wincze ◽  
Alexa Albert ◽  
Sudhir Bansal
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Self Report

Sexist Discrimination as Distancing Behavior: I. A Laboratory Demonstration

1987 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernice Lott
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Dyadic Interaction ◽  
Laboratory Conditions ◽  
Negative Comments ◽  
Sexist Discrimination ◽  
Women Partners ◽  
Same Gender ◽  
Interpersonal Situations ◽  
Mixed Gender

Attitudes toward and beliefs about women have been studied but investigations of behavior directed toward women in simple interpersonal situations have been relatively infrequent, in this study, ten previously unacquainted pairs of men, ten pairs of women, and twenty mixed-gender pairs were observed during a 10-minute task in which each pair constructed a domino structure for a contest. Under these laboratory conditions in which sexual arousal and nurturance cues were minimal it was predicted that men would behave differently toward women partners than toward men partners by manifesting avoidance or distancing behavior more frequently, but that women's responses to other—gender and same—gender partners would not be reliably different. Dependent measures were obtained by self—report and by ratings of observers who watched the dyadic interaction behind a one-way vision screen. As predicted, women in mixed-gender pairs did not differ significantly from those in same-gender pairs on any measure, but men were found to distance themselves from a woman partner (as compared to a man) by turning their faces or bodies away and making negative comments, by not following advice, and by placing dominoes closer to themselves.

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