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Reexploring the Concept of Sexual Desire

Pages 39-51 | Published online: 19 Jan 2011

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Eva Johansen, Astrid Harkin, Fionna Keating, Amelia Sanchez & Simone Buzwell. (2023) Fairer Sex: The Role of Relationship Equity in Female Sexual Desire. The Journal of Sex Research 60:4, pages 498-507.
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Atia Attaky, Gerjo Kok & Marieke Dewitte. (2022) Attachment Orientation Moderates the Sexual and Relational Implications of Sexual Desire Discrepancies. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 48:4, pages 343-362.
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Sarah Hunter Murray & Lori Brotto. (2021) I Want You to Want Me: A Qualitative Analysis of Heterosexual Men's Desire to Feel Desired in Intimate Relationships. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 47:5, pages 419-434.
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Avigail Moor, Yael Haimov & Shaked Shreiber. (2021) When Desire Fades: Women Talk About Their Subjective Experience of Declining Sexual Desire in Loving Long-term Relationships. The Journal of Sex Research 58:2, pages 160-169.
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Laura M. Vowels, Dani E. Rosenkrantz, Holly M. Brown & Kristen P. Mark. (2020) Ebbs and Flows of Desire: A Qualitative Exploration of Contextual Factors Affecting Sexual Desire in Bisexual, Lesbian, and Straight Women. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 46:8, pages 807-823.
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Natalie O. Rosen & Sophie Bergeron. (2019) Genito-Pelvic Pain Through a Dyadic Lens: Moving Toward an Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Model of Women’s Sexual Dysfunction. The Journal of Sex Research 56:4-5, pages 440-461.
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Maria Manuela Peixoto. (2019) Sexual Satisfaction, Solitary, and Dyadic Sexual Desire in Men According to Sexual Orientation. Journal of Homosexuality 66:6, pages 769-779.
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Tiago José Pereira, Paulo P. P. Machado & Maria Manuela Peixoto. (2019) Sexual and Relationship Satisfaction: The Role of Perceived (Non)problematic Sexual Desire Discrepancy in Gay and Heterosexual Men. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 45:2, pages 103-113.
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Kristen P. Mark, Laura M. Vowels & Sarah H. Murray. (2018) The Impact of Attachment Style on Sexual Satisfaction and Sexual Desire in a Sexually Diverse Sample. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 44:5, pages 450-458.
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Nicole Van Ness, Marianne McInnes Miller, Sesen Negash & Martha Morgan. (2017) Embracing Our Eroticism: A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of Women’s Eroticism. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy 29:3, pages 103-126.
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Sarah H. Murray, Robin R. Milhausen, Cynthia A. Graham & Leon Kuczynski. (2017) A Qualitative Exploration of Factors That Affect Sexual Desire Among Men Aged 30 to 65 in Long-Term Relationships. The Journal of Sex Research 54:3, pages 319-330.
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Aleksandar Štulhofer, Sophie Bergeron & Tanja Jurin. (2016) Is High Sexual Desire a Risk for Women’s Relationship and Sexual Well-Being?. The Journal of Sex Research 53:7, pages 882-891.
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SarahH. Murray, RobinR. Milhausen & Olga Sutherland. (2014) A Qualitative Comparison of Young Women's Maintained versus Decreased Sexual Desire in Longer-Term Relationships. Women & Therapy 37:3-4, pages 319-341.
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Luana Cunha Ferreira, Isabel Narciso & Rosa Ferreira Novo. (2012) Intimacy, Sexual Desire and Differentiation in Couplehood: A Theoretical and Methodological Review. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 38:3, pages 263-280.
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SarahH. Murray, Olga Sutherland & RobinR. Milhausen. (2012) Young women's descriptions of sexual desire in long-term relationships. Sexual and Relationship Therapy 27:1, pages 3-16.
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SarahH. Murray & RobinR. Milhausen. (2012) Sexual Desire and Relationship Duration in Young Men and Women. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 38:1, pages 28-40.
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Joana Carvalho & Pedro Nobre. (2011) Predictors of Men's Sexual Desire: The Role of Psychological, Cognitive-Emotional, Relational, and Medical Factors. The Journal of Sex Research 48:2-3, pages 254-262.
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LoriA. Brotto, JuliaR. Heiman & DeborahL. Tolman. (2009) Narratives of Desire in Mid-Age Women With and Without Arousal Difficulties. The Journal of Sex Research 46:5, pages 387-398.
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Elzabé Dürr. (2009) Lack of ‘responsive’ sexual desire in women: implications for clinical practice. Sexual and Relationship Therapy 24:3-4, pages 292-306.
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TeresaL. Young. (2007) The F.A.S.T. Model. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy 19:2, pages 1-23.
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JillM. Wood, Patricia Barthalow Koch & Phyllis Kernoff Mansfield. (2006) Women's sexual desire: A feminist critique. The Journal of Sex Research 43:3, pages 236-244.
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Zahra Farahi, Mozhgan HashemZadeh & Farnaz Farnam. (2024) Sexual counseling for female sexual interest/arousal disorders: a randomized controlled trial based on the “good enough sex” model. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 21:2, pages 153-162.
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Celeste Bittoni & Jeff Kiesner. (2023) When the brain turns on with sexual desire: fMRI findings, issues, and future directions. Sexual Medicine Reviews 11:4, pages 296-311.
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Alyssa N. Clark. (2023) Using social exchange theory to examine relationship processes in asexual‐allosexual couples. Journal of Family Theory & Review 15:2, pages 352-372.
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Maria Manuela Peixoto. (2023) Differences in solitary and dyadic sexual desire and sexual satisfaction in heterosexual and nonheterosexual cisgender men and women. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 20:5, pages 597-604.
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K. W. Sævik & C. Konijnenberg. (2023) The effects of sexual shame, emotion regulation and gender on sexual desire. Scientific Reports 13:1.
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Roberta Galizia, Annalisa Theodorou, Chiara Simonelli, Carlo Lai & Filippo Maria Nimbi. (2023) Sexual Satisfaction Mediates the Effects of the Quality of Dyadic Sexual Communication on the Degree of Perceived Sexual Desire Discrepancy. Healthcare 11:5, pages 648.
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Harisoorya A. U. & Vidya N.. (2022) Brain Regions and its Correlates of Multifarious Sexual Desire Disorders from the Vantage Point of Neuropsychology. International Journal of Health Sciences and Pharmacy, pages 166-180.
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Celeste Bittoni & Jeff Kiesner. (2022) Sexual Desire in Women: Paradoxical and Nonlinear Associations with Anxiety and Depressed Mood. Archives of Sexual Behavior 51:8, pages 3807-3822.
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Ashley Rebecca Bell, Ebba Giil & Bente Træen. (2022) Reduced Sexual Desire in Young Norwegian Women: A Mixed-Methods Study. Sexuality & Culture 26:5, pages 1919-1939.
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Courtney L. Crosby. 2022. The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Sexual Psychology. The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Sexual Psychology 319 340 .
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Piet van Tuijl, Peter Verboon & Jacques J. D. M. van Lankveld. (2021) Associations between Fluctuating Shame, Self-Esteem, and Sexual Desire: Comparing Frequent Porn Users and a General Population Sample. Sexes 3:1, pages 1-19.
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Jean-Francois Jodouin, Natalie O. Rosen, Kathleen Merwin & Sophie Bergeron. (2021) Discrepancy in Dyadic Sexual Desire Predicts Sexual Distress over Time in a Community Sample of Committed Couples: A Daily Diary and Longitudinal Study. Archives of Sexual Behavior 50:8, pages 3637-3649.
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Ye Zhu, Xin Yang, Xiangling Fan, Yange Sun, Cheng Tan, Yanjie Wang, Wei Zhu & Dandan Ren. (2021) Decreased Sexual Desire among Middle-Aged and Old Women in China and Factors Influencing It: A Questionnaire-Based Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2021, pages 1-11.
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Brian J. Willoughby, Nathan D. Leonhardt & Rachel A. Augustus. (2021) Associations Between Pornography Use and Sexual Dynamics Among Heterosexual Couples. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 18:1, pages 179-192.
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Dewitte Marieke, Carvalho Joana, Corona Giovanni, Limoncin Erika, Pascoal Patricia, Reisman Yacov & Štulhofer Aleksandar. (2020) Sexual Desire Discrepancy: A Position Statement of the European Society for Sexual Medicine. Sexual Medicine 8:2, pages 121-131.
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Joana Arantes, Fátima Barros & Helena M. Oliveira. (2020) Extradyadic Behaviors and Gender: How Do They Relate With Sexual Desire, Relationship Quality, and Attractiveness. Frontiers in Psychology 10.
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Einat Shuper-Engelhard. (2019) Ghosts in the Bedroom: Embodiment Wishes in Couple Sexuality: Qualitative Research and Practical Application. American Journal of Dance Therapy 41:2, pages 302-317.
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Filippo Maria Nimbi, Francesca Tripodi, Roberta Rossi, Paolo Maria Michetti & Chiara Simonelli. (2019) Which psychosocial variables affect drive the most? Analysis of sexual desire in a group of Italian men. International Journal of Impotence Research 31:6, pages 410-423.
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Frederick L. Philippe, Robert J. Vallerand, Geneviève Beaulieu-Pelletier, Gabrielle Maliha, Samuel Laventure & Jean-Sébastien Ricard-St-Aubin. (2019) Development of a Dualistic Model of Sexual Passion: Investigating Determinants and Consequences. Archives of Sexual Behavior 48:8, pages 2537-2552.
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María Mar López-Rodríguez, Aida Pérez Fernández, José Manuel Hernández-Padilla, Cayetano Fernández-Sola, Isabel María Fernández-Medina & José Granero-Molina. (2019) Dyadic and Solitary Sexual Desire in Patients With Fibromyalgia: A Controlled Study. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 16:10, pages 1518-1528.
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Eugenia Cherkasskaya & Margaret Rosario. (2018) The Relational and Bodily Experiences Theory of Sexual Desire in Women. Archives of Sexual Behavior 48:6, pages 1659-1681.
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Magali Girodet, Anne-Déborah Bouhnik, Julien Mancini, Patrick Peretti-Watel, Marc-Karim Bendiane, Isabelle Ray-Coquard & Marie Preau. (2018) Sexual desire of French representative prostate cancer survivors 2 years after diagnosis (the VICAN survey). Supportive Care in Cancer 27:7, pages 2517-2524.
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Filippo Maria Nimbi, Francesca Tripodi, Roberta Rossi & Chiara Simonelli. (2018) Testing a Conceptual Model for Men’s Sexual Desire Referring to Automatic Thoughts, Emotions, Sexual Function, and Sexism. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 15:11, pages 1518-1526.
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Matthew J. Vowels, Kristen P. Mark, Laura M. Vowels & Nathan D. Wood. (2018) Using spectral and cross-spectral analysis to identify patterns and synchrony in couples’ sexual desire. PLOS ONE 13:10, pages e0205330.
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M. Géonet, P. De Sutter & E. Zech. (2018) Est-ce que les événements de vie stressants influencent le désir sexuel féminin ?. Sexologies 27:4, pages 196-202.
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M. Géonet, P. De Sutter & E. Zech. (2018) Do stressful life events impact women's sexual desire?. Sexologies 27:4, pages e97-e102.
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Filippo Maria Nimbi, Francesca Tripodi, Roberta Rossi & Chiara Simonelli. (2018) Expanding the Analysis of Psychosocial Factors of Sexual Desire in Men. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 15:2, pages 230-244.
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Sarah Hunter Murray. (2017) Heterosexual Men’s Sexual Desire: Supported by, or Deviating from, Traditional Masculinity Norms and Sexual Scripts?. Sex Roles 78:1-2, pages 130-141.
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Harry A. Croft. (2017) Understanding the Role of Serotonin in Female Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder and Treatment Options. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 14:12, pages 1575-1584.
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N. Charfi, M. Moalla, W. Abbes, F. Boujelbène, M. Maâlej Bouali, S. Omri, L. Zouari, J. Ben Thabet & M. Maâlej. (2017) Évaluation du fonctionnement sexuel de la femme tunisienne dans sa relation avec l’ajustement conjugal. Sexologies 26:3, pages 146-152.
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M. Géonet, P. De Sutter & E. Zech. (2017) Quelles mesures pour évaluer la baisse du désir sexuel chez la femme ?. Sexologies 26:2, pages 103-109.
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Meredith L. Chivers & Lori A. Brotto. (2017) Controversies of Women’s Sexual Arousal and Desire. European Psychologist 22:1, pages 5-26.
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David L. Rowland & Aaron R. Tempel. (2016) The Enigma of Sexual Desire, Part 2: Theoretical, Scientific, and Medical Perspectives. Current Sexual Health Reports 8:3, pages 163-175.
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Kristen Mark, Debby Herbenick, Dennis Fortenberry, Stephanie Sanders & Michael Reece. (2014) The Object of Sexual Desire: Examining the “What” in “What Do You Desire?”. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 11:11, pages 2709-2719.
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