Emotional drive in sexual behavior: an exploratory assessment of anchored hedonic values and profiles

Our results reveal the importance of considering both positive and negative ED within an exhaustive repertoire and the usual experience of dissonance in the motivation of sexual behavior. All these variables must be considered separately to obtain a full picture and create proper profile descriptions.

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Frontiers in Psychology
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2026-02-19
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1578265
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Sexual function and dysfunction studies
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Emotional drive in sexual behavior: an exploratory assessment of anchored hedonic values and profiles

Sara Domínguez-Rodríguez, M. Ruiz Díaz, Carlos Velo Higueras
Frontiers in Psychology
Sexual function and dysfunction studies
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Emotional drive in sexual behavior: an exploratory assessment of anchored hedonic values and profiles

Sara Domínguez-Rodríguez, M. Ruiz Díaz, Carlos Velo Higueras
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Abstract

Our results reveal the importance of considering both positive and negative ED within an exhaustive repertoire and the usual experience of dissonance in the motivation of sexual behavior. All these variables must be considered separately to obtain a full picture and create proper profile descriptions.

Frontiers in PsychologyVol. 17
Universidad Europea (MX), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (ES), Universidad Europea de Madrid (ES)
Reduced inequalities
Openalex Percentile: Top 54%
Sexual function and dysfunction studies
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