Effects of a Mindfulness Task on Women’s Sexual Response

@article{Velten2018EffectsOA,
  title={Effects of a Mindfulness Task on Women’s Sexual Response},
  author={Julia Velten and J{\"u}rgen Margraf and Meredith L Chivers and Lori Anne Brotto},
  journal={The Journal of Sex Research},
  year={2018},
  volume={55},
  pages={747 - 757}
}
Mindfulness-based interventions are effective at improving symptoms of sexual dysfunction in women. The mechanisms by which mindfulness improves sexual function are less clear. The main objective of our study was to investigate the impact of a mindfulness task on sexual response in women. Forty-one women (mean age = 27.2, SD = 5.6) participated in two laboratory sessions that each included two erotic films and one attention task that were presented in counterbalanced order. Both attention tasks… 
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