Cognitive processing of sexual cues in asexual individuals and heterosexual women with desire/arousal difficulties.

Asexuality is defined as a unique sexual orientation characterized by a lack of sexual attraction to others. This has been challenged, with some experts positing that it is better explained as a sexual dysfunction. Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder (SIAD) is characterized by absent/reduced sexual int...

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Autores principales:	Natalie B Brown, Diana Peragine, Doug P VanderLaan, Alan Kingstone, Lori A Brotto
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:717a1fe1a0bc4c758b4c7380d609a9fc2021-12-02T20:05:39ZCognitive processing of sexual cues in asexual individuals and heterosexual women with desire/arousal difficulties.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0251074https://doaj.org/article/717a1fe1a0bc4c758b4c7380d609a9fc2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251074https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Asexuality is defined as a unique sexual orientation characterized by a lack of sexual attraction to others. This has been challenged, with some experts positing that it is better explained as a sexual dysfunction. Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder (SIAD) is characterized by absent/reduced sexual interest/arousal paired with personal distress, with two subtypes: acquired and lifelong. Research suggests that while asexuality and acquired SIAD are distinct entities, there may be overlap between asexuality and lifelong SIAD. Findings from studies using eye-tracking and implicit association tasks suggest that these methodologies might differentiate these groups on the basis of their neural mechanisms. However, no study has compared their cognitive processing of sexual cues, and the literature on lifelong SIAD is minimal. The current study tested differences in the cognitive processing of sexual cues between asexual individuals and women with SIAD (lifelong and acquired). Forty-two asexual individuals and 25 heterosexual women with SIAD (16: acquired; 9: lifelong) completed three study components: a visual attention task, a Single Category-Implicit Association Task, and the sex semantic differential. ANOVAs examined group differences in: 1) visual attention to erotic cues, 2) implicit appraisals of sexual words, and 3) explicit appraisals of sex. Women with SIAD displayed a controlled attention preference for erotic images and areas of sexual contact, with longer dwell times to these areas relative to asexual individuals, who did not gaze preferentially at erotic cues. For implicit appraisals, all groups demonstrated negative-neutral implicit associations with sexual words. For explicit appraisals, women with acquired SIAD reported more positive evaluations of sex relative to asexual individuals and women with lifelong SIAD. This project sheds light on key differences between asexuality and low desire, and has implications for best clinical practice guidelines for the assessment of lifelong SIAD.Natalie B BrownDiana PeragineDoug P VanderLaanAlan KingstoneLori A BrottoPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 5, p e0251074 (2021)
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description	Asexuality is defined as a unique sexual orientation characterized by a lack of sexual attraction to others. This has been challenged, with some experts positing that it is better explained as a sexual dysfunction. Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder (SIAD) is characterized by absent/reduced sexual interest/arousal paired with personal distress, with two subtypes: acquired and lifelong. Research suggests that while asexuality and acquired SIAD are distinct entities, there may be overlap between asexuality and lifelong SIAD. Findings from studies using eye-tracking and implicit association tasks suggest that these methodologies might differentiate these groups on the basis of their neural mechanisms. However, no study has compared their cognitive processing of sexual cues, and the literature on lifelong SIAD is minimal. The current study tested differences in the cognitive processing of sexual cues between asexual individuals and women with SIAD (lifelong and acquired). Forty-two asexual individuals and 25 heterosexual women with SIAD (16: acquired; 9: lifelong) completed three study components: a visual attention task, a Single Category-Implicit Association Task, and the sex semantic differential. ANOVAs examined group differences in: 1) visual attention to erotic cues, 2) implicit appraisals of sexual words, and 3) explicit appraisals of sex. Women with SIAD displayed a controlled attention preference for erotic images and areas of sexual contact, with longer dwell times to these areas relative to asexual individuals, who did not gaze preferentially at erotic cues. For implicit appraisals, all groups demonstrated negative-neutral implicit associations with sexual words. For explicit appraisals, women with acquired SIAD reported more positive evaluations of sex relative to asexual individuals and women with lifelong SIAD. This project sheds light on key differences between asexuality and low desire, and has implications for best clinical practice guidelines for the assessment of lifelong SIAD.
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title	Cognitive processing of sexual cues in asexual individuals and heterosexual women with desire/arousal difficulties.
title_short	Cognitive processing of sexual cues in asexual individuals and heterosexual women with desire/arousal difficulties.
title_full	Cognitive processing of sexual cues in asexual individuals and heterosexual women with desire/arousal difficulties.
title_fullStr	Cognitive processing of sexual cues in asexual individuals and heterosexual women with desire/arousal difficulties.
title_full_unstemmed	Cognitive processing of sexual cues in asexual individuals and heterosexual women with desire/arousal difficulties.
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Cognitive processing of sexual cues in asexual individuals and heterosexual women with desire/arousal difficulties.

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