Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2004. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 120-127).

archives@tulane.edu / While sexual behavior is both a biological imperative and fundamental aspect of close relationships, engaging in it can lead to the development of negative health consequences. Three studies were conducted to investigate the relationship between social motivations, perceived susceptibility to infection and disease, disgust sensitivity, and various measures about condom use. Study 1 (N = 198) was utilized as an exploratory study to get a preliminary look at which motivations significantly predicted condom use behaviors and intentions. Based on the results of Study 1, for Study 2 (N = 328), affiliation, mate seeking, mate retention, and kin care motives were predicted to have the most robust effect on increased condom use and intentions. Results found affiliation to predict positive increases in condom use, perceived subjective norms, and intent, mate seeking to predict positive increases in condom use, and kin care to predict positive increases in intent to use condoms. No effects were found for mate retention. For Study 3 (N = 413), affiliation, mate seeking, and kin care were predicted to have the most robust effect on the condom use measures. Affiliation emerged as the strongest predictor; all three subscales of affiliation significantly predict changes in condom use behaviors, intentions, and perceived behavioral control. Contrary to the original prediction, affiliation independence did not predict the relationship in the expected direction. Dispositional variation in worry about disease did not predict any differences in condom use, which calls into question whether it plays a role in shaping sexual behavior. Limitations of the current studies and future directions for research regarding motivations on sexual behavior are considered. / 1 / Kyra R. Ness-Lanckriet

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri--Columbia, 2003. / "May 2003." Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 285-308).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Georgia State University, 2007. / Title from file title page. Mattew S Grober, committee chair; Kim Wallen, Charles Derby, Laura Carruth, Tim Bartness, committee members. Electronic text (107 p. : ill. (some col.)) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed Jan. 31, 2008. Includes bibliographical references. (p. 94-107)

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The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between extraversion-introversion and the sexual behavior of college students. Five predictions were proposed based on previous research which indicated the possibility of a relationship of the personality types of extraversion and introversion with some aspects of sexual behavior.

鄧穎暉. / "2008年6月". / "2008 nian 6 yue". / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 33-36). / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Deng Yinghui. / 鳴謝 --- p.ii / 摘要 --- p.iii / 目錄 --- p.iv / 序言 --- p.1 / 章數 / Chapter 一、 --- 貞潔的歷史面貌一教會對貞潔的追求 --- p.2 / Chapter 二、 --- 貞潔運動的論述與規訓 --- p.6 / Chapter ´Ø --- 貞潔運動一從美國到本地 / Chapter ´Ø --- 貞潔運動的青年論述 / Chapter ´Ø --- 貞潔運動的規訓 / Chapter 三、 --- 貞潔與解放一從二元論述邁向「第三空間」 --- p.15 / Chapter ´Ø --- 成人與青年的曖昧關係 / Chapter ´Ø --- 貞潔論述與性壓抑假說 / Chapter ´Ø --- 「第三空間」與青年故事 / Chapter 四、 --- 「第三空間」、故事與神學關聯 --- p.22 / Chapter ´Ø --- 故事之神學意義 / Chapter ´Ø --- 青年故事與神學的相互關聯 / 結語 --- p.32 / 參考資料 --- p.33

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Reproductive success in the male rat depends on the ability to recognize appropriate sexual cues, motivation to respond to those cues, and coordination of the necessary motor sequences required to optimize sexual performance and an ejaculatory response. Early maternal environment is important in the normal development of copulatory behavior. Manipulation of this early social stimulation results in alterations in male sexual behavior and in the functioning of mediating endocrine and neurotransmitter systems. The present series of studies were designed to explore the effects of early life maternal deprivation and replacement maternal licking-like stimulation on the development of male rat sexual behavior and the neurophysiological mechanisms which mediate sexual performance with specific attention to the dopamine (DA) and androgen systems. Long-Evans male rats were reared with or without their mothers through the use of the artificial rearing (AR) paradigm. Half of the AR rats were provided with licking-like stimulation, consisting of periodic stroking with a paintbrush. In study 1, AR and maternally-reared (MR) rats were tested in adulthood for sexual behavior. Neuronal activation in response to copulation was assessed using an antibody against the protein product of the immediate early gene c-fos in brain regions that sub-serve sexual behavior. Study 2 explored whether sexual behavioral deficits observed in AR males can be reversed by later sexual experience. In this study, animals were sacrificed following a ninth copulatory trial and Fos immunoreactivity, androgen and estrogen-α receptors were assessed. In study 3, the effects of early maternal deprivation on partner preference in both males that are differentially reared, and, female preference towards these males were investigated. This explored if any behavioral deficits observed in AR males could be attributed to differences in their attractivity to females. Study 4 investigated the effects of early maternal deprivation on androgen sensitivity in adult males. Copulatory response to a receptive female was examined post-castration in AR and MR males and again following testosterone replacement. In study 5, levels of extracellular DA were investigated in the nucleus accumbens, an area critical in motivation, prior to and during copulation in sexually experienced AR and MR males using Microdialysis.

Reproductive success in the male rat depends on the ability to recognize appropriate sexual cues, motivation to respond to those cues, and coordination of the necessary motor sequences required to optimize sexual performance and an ejaculatory response. Early maternal environment is important in the normal development of copulatory behavior. Manipulation of this early social stimulation results in alterations in male sexual behavior and in the functioning of mediating endocrine and neurotransmitter systems. The present series of studies were designed to explore the effects of early life maternal deprivation and replacement maternal licking-like stimulation on the development of male rat sexual behavior and the neurophysiological mechanisms which mediate sexual performance with specific attention to the dopamine (DA) and androgen systems. Long-Evans male rats were reared with or without their mothers through the use of the artificial rearing (AR) paradigm. Half of the AR rats were provided with licking-like stimulation, consisting of periodic stroking with a paintbrush. In study 1, AR and maternally-reared (MR) rats were tested in adulthood for sexual behavior. Neuronal activation in response to copulation was assessed using an antibody against the protein product of the immediate early gene c-fos in brain regions that sub-serve sexual behavior. Study 2 explored whether sexual behavioral deficits observed in AR males can be reversed by later sexual experience. In this study, animals were sacrificed following a ninth copulatory trial and Fos immunoreactivity, androgen and estrogen-α receptors were assessed. In study 3, the effects of early maternal deprivation on partner preference in both males that are differentially reared, and, female preference towards these males were investigated. This explored if any behavioral deficits observed in AR males could be attributed to differences in their attractivity to females. Study 4 investigated the effects of early maternal deprivation on androgen sensitivity in adult males. Copulatory response to a receptive female was examined post-castration in AR and MR males and again following testosterone replacement. In study 5, levels of extracellular DA were investigated in the nucleus accumbens, an area critical in motivation, prior to and during copulation in sexually experienced AR and MR males using Microdialysis.