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A normative appraisal of erotic fantasies in women
Author(s) -
Talbot R. M. R.,
Beech H. R.,
Vaughan M.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
british journal of social and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0007-1293
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1980.tb00932.x
Subject(s) - normative , psychology , sexual intercourse , sexual behavior , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , demography , sociology , population , philosophy , epistemology
Sixty‐seven women completed a questionnaire investigating sexual behaviour. The results were found to be comparable to those reported in American samples. Over 60 per cent reported erotic fantasies, most commonly involving reliving a previous experience or of being overpowered or raped. The fantasies were most likely to occur during masturbation and the initial stages of intercourse and were used to create or increase sexual excitement.