Osorio, Valeria (2023) Does Sexual Arousal Have Pain Relieving Properties in Women? Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
The present study aims to build on the findings obtained by Lakhsassi et al. (2022) by investigating if sexual arousal, without the presence of physical stimulation, can reduce the perception of pain in women when disgust is accounted for. Three hypotheses were created for this, 1) The sexual arousal conditions would decrease pain intensity and increase the time participants kept their hands in the water better than the neutral condition. 2) The Female-Friendly Sexual Arousal condition would have a more significant effect than the Sexual Arousal or Neutral condition at reducing pain intensity and increasing the time participants kept their hand in water. 3) The Female-Friendly Sexual Arousal condition would evoke fewer feelings of disgust than the Sexual Arousal condition. To test these hypotheses, a study was conducted with 174 female participants who were randomly allocated to three different conditions: Female-Friendly Sexual Arousal (FFSA), Sexual Arousal (SA) and, Neutral (N). The painful stimulus was delivered through the use of a cold pressor while participants were watching their assigned stimulus video (pornographic videos or train ride). Visual Analogue Scales were used to assess the participants perceived pain as well as their levels of sexual arousal and disgust. The results from the study offered support for hypothesis three as the FFSA condition evoked less feelings of disgust than the SA condition. Hypotheses one and two were not supported by the data as there was no significant difference between conditions when it came to reducing pain intensity and increasing the time participants kept their hand in the water.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Borg, C. and Jong, P.J. de |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Clinical Psychology (CP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jul 2023 08:01 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jul 2023 08:01 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2650 |
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