The Impact of Heterosexual Scripts on Women's Sexual Desire in Relationships.
Numerous studies have described that women's sexual desire is lower than men's desire. Within a heterosexual couple, a sexual desire discrepancy can be associated with sexual and relationship dissatisfaction. The factors that negatively influence women's sexual desire are biological, psychological,...
| Publicado en: | Archives of Sexual Behavior Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 1023 - 1042 |
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Mar2025
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