Citation

Barnes GE, Malamuth NM, Check JVP. Pers. Individ. Dif. 1984; 5(3): 273-279.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

This study tested the hypothesis that high scorers on the Eysencks' P scale would become more sexually aroused by erotic material of a violent nature than low scorers. One hundred and forty-five college Ss were exposed to erotic auditory messages varying in degree of violence and pain experienced by the victim. Personality was assessed by a median split on the Eysencks' P scale. Sexual arousal was assessed by mercury strain gauge and self-report. Results, as predicted, showed a significant interaction between psychoticism and level of violence (rape vs nonrape): high P scorers showing greater sexual arousal (by both self-report and physiological assessment) to rape as compared to nonrape depictions whereas the opposite pattern occurred for low P scorers. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Personality and Individual Differences, 1984. Copyright © 1984 by Elsevier Science)

College Student Research
Sexual Arousal
Violence Against Women
Personality Characteristics
Sexually Explicit Content
Sexually Violent Content
Rape Effects
Sexual Assault Effects
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