Effects of positive and negative mood on sexual arousal in sexually functional males

Arch Sex Behav. 1998 Apr;27(2):197-207. doi: 10.1023/a:1018686631428.

Abstract

Effects of positive and negative musical mood induction on subjective and objective sexual arousal were examined in a group of sexually functional males (N = 24). Subjects evidenced significantly greater objective and subjective sexual response in the positive mood induction condition relative to both baseline and a neutral control condition. In contrast, the negative mood induction condition yielded significantly less objective sexual arousal than baseline and a neutral control condition. Data provide additional empirical support for the hypothesized impact of mood on sexual arousal.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Affect*
  • Arousal / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Music
  • Penile Erection / physiology
  • Sexual Behavior / psychology*