Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relations among affective responses to erotic stimuli, the use of sexual strategies of influence, and church attendance, including the sex differences or similarities regarding each variable. Undergraduate students (42 men, 93 women) completed a questionnaire that included the Sexual Opinion Survey (SOS) and a checklist of strategies of influence. The data analyses revealed three significant results. First, there was a significant negative correlation between affective response and the use of stronger strategies of influence for the men. Second, a significant difference was found between the scores of men and women on the SOS. Third, there was a significant negative correlation between church attendance and scores on the SOS for women. The results of this study suggest that erotophobia, or negative reaction to erotic stimuli, among men is related to the use of stronger strategies of influence.