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Menstrual cycle phases and personality variables as related to response to erotic stimuli

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The present research examined the relationship between menstrual cycle phases and response to erotic stimuli. Correlations between response to erotic stimuli and extraversion and neuroticism, as measured by the Eysenck Personality Inventory, were also investigated. Subjects were 60 university coeds who were shown explicitly erotic slides and asked to rate their sexual arousal while viewing these stimuli. Although significant effects were found for slides, no significant differences were noted among women at different points in the menstrual cycle. Nonsignificant correlations were obtained between slide ratings and extraversion and neuroticism.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

    Mac Griffith Ph.D. & C. Eugene Walker Ph.D.

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The present study is based in part on a master's thesis submitted by the senior author to the faculty of Baylor University.

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Mac Griffith, Walker, C.E. Menstrual cycle phases and personality variables as related to response to erotic stimuli. Arch Sex Behav 4, 599–603 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01544268

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