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Sexual daydreams and quantitative aspects of sexual activity: Some relations for males across adulthood

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Sexual daydreams were measured using the Imaginal Processes Inventory, while retrospective data on number of coital partners, frequency of intercourse in early marriage, and quantity of sexual activity experienced between 20 and 40 years of age were obtained by interview. The 277 men studied ranged from 24 to 91 years. The frequency and intensity of sexual daydreams declined with increasing age, and after age 65 virtually disappeared. The occurrence of sexual daydreams varied directly with each of the three behavioral indicators of sexual vigor for all age groups through age 64. The results are seen as supportive of the “current concerns” explanation of daydreaming production.

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  1. Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore City Hospitals, 21224, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Leonard M. Giambra Ph.D. & Clyde E. Martin Ph.D.

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Giambra, L.M., Martin, C.E. Sexual daydreams and quantitative aspects of sexual activity: Some relations for males across adulthood. Arch Sex Behav 6, 497–505 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01541154

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