Impulsivity and the Experience of Desire in the Choice of Erotic Stimuli

Lara Salguero Lucas, Miguel Ángel Pérez Nieto, Silberio Sáez Sesma and Fernando Gordillo León
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Lara Salguero Lucas: Department of Psychology. Faculty of Education and Health. Camilo José Cela University, 28692 Madrid, Spain
Miguel Ángel Pérez Nieto: Department of Psychology. Faculty of Education and Health. Camilo José Cela University, 28692 Madrid, Spain
Silberio Sáez Sesma: Instituto de Sexología y Psicoterapia AMALTEA, 50007 Zaragoza, Spain
Fernando Gordillo León: Department of Psychology. Faculty of Education and Health. Camilo José Cela University, 28692 Madrid, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 14, 1-11

Abstract: (1) Background: the relationship between erotic desire and personality factors is still relatively understudied. (2) Objective: to study the influence of the experience of desire, as well as impulsivity in the choice of videos, as the behavioral variable in the experimental trial. (2) Method: the sample consisted of 48 adult subjects, who took part in an experimental study that involved watching videos. (3) Results: the linear regression analysis revealed that the behavior involved in choosing videos is predicted by the sexual desire felt at the time of the trial, and not by stable personality factors, such as impulsivity or general self-report levels of sexual desire. (4) Conclusion: it is observed that the specific moment or situation and the behavior have a bigger impact on the erotic desire experienced at the time of the test than certain personality traits, as well as the previous and habitual levels of erotic desire of which an individual reports.

Keywords: erotic desire; impulsivity; personality factors; behavioral trial (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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