Sexual Arousal-Delay Discounting: When Condoms Delay Arousal.

ABSTRACT: Sexual arousal plays an important role in condom use decisions. However, combined effects of reduced sexual arousal and delay to achieving arousal on condom use decisions remain understudied. This study used a novel sexual arousal-delay discounting (SADD) task to measure individuals' willingness to use a condom in situations where condom use would (1) delay time to arousal and (2) reduce the level of arousal one could achieve even after the delay (e.g., 5 minutes to reach 50% arousal). In Study 1, U.S. college students (N = 115; M_age = 18.6) reported their willingness to have sex with a condom in hypothetical scenarios where the condom delayed and reduced their partner's sexual arousal. In Study 2, U.S. college students (N = 208; M_age = 19.6; 99% ≤ 24 years old) compl

SUBMITTER: Gebru NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10822021 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature