Subjective sexual arousal and involvement
Development of multiple indicators
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10210388 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald L Mosher (University of Connecticut, corresponding author), Marianne L Barton-Henry (Bradley Hospital), Marianne Barton‐Henry (Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital), Sterling E Green (University of Connecticut) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 412-425 |
| Publication date | 1988-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Sex Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4499 • E-ISSN: 1559-8519 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00224498809551471 |
| OpenAlex | W1972463370 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 20 |
Three measures of subjective sexual arousal were observed across four erotic conditions in a sample of 241 college men and women (a) to refine two multi‐item scales of subjective sexual arousal, (b) to determine the convergent and discriminant validity of three measures of sexual arousal, and (c) to relate these operational definitions of subjective sexual arousal to the construct of subjective sexual arousal within Mosher's (1980) involvement theory. From the perspective of involvement theory, subjective sexual arousal is conceived to be an affect‐cognition blend, consisting of awareness of physiological sexual arousal, sexual affects, and affect‐cognition blends, which is transmuted into consciousness and deepens involvement by amplifying the perception of sexual stimulation, sexual cognitions, sexual behavior, physiological sexual response, and itself. Evidence of convergent validity was strong with a median validity coefficient of .51 for the three measures across the four conditions
Affect (linguistics · Arousal · Cognition · Convergent validity · Developmental psychology · Discriminant validity · Human sexuality · Perception · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Sexual arousal · Sexual desire · Communication · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Psychology · Sexual function and dysfunction studies · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.44 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 2026 (33) |
| Highly cited | No |