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Sex-Guilt and the Effects of a Subliminal Sex-Related Stimulus on the Libidinal Content of Fictional Narratives

Fictional narratives of 68 female undergraduates classified as either high or low on sex-guilt were rated for libidinal content following subliminal exposure to either a sex-related or a neutral stimulus. Separate dependent measures were obtained for libidinal derivatives bearing either a transparently "close" or a symbolically "distant" relationship to the sex-related stimulus. Subjects in the sex-related stimulus condition expressed significantly fewer close libidinal derivatives than subjects in the neutral condition. High sex-guilt subjects' distant derivative production revealed a near-significant trend toward repression in the neutral condition, but the greatest amount of expression in the sex-related condition. Type of defenses employed are discussed as a function of subliminally perceived stimulus threat.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc501267
Date12 1900
CreatorsThode, Rick D. (Rick Davis)
ContributorsCritelli, Joseph W., Hollifield, Jillayne Mae, Burke, Angela J.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 157 leaves: ill., Text
RightsPublic, Thode, Rick D. (Rick Davis), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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