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2024
Metcalfe, K. B., Kilimnik, C. D., Meston, C. M. (2024). Predictors of duty sex frequency in women. Journal of Sexual Medicine. PDF.
Kilimnik, C. D., McMahon, L. N., & Meston, C. M. (2024). Undergraduate students’ definitions of sexual violence labels across the rise of the #MeToo movement. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 48(3), 430-442. PDF.
Sears-Greer, M. A., & Meston, C. M. (2024). The role of mandatory reporting, perpetrator and violence type, and alcohol consumption in undergraduates’ likelihood of disclosing sexual violence. Violence Against Women. PDF.
Meston, C. M., Freihart, B. K., Crosby, C. L., Stephenson, K. R., & Trapnell, P. D. (2024). Psychometric evaluation and adaptation of the five-factor Sexual Satisfaction Scale (SSS-W) for Use in Men: The Sexual Satisfaction Scale (SSS). Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 50(2). 216-229. PDF.
Freihart, B. K., & Meston, C. M. (2024). Physiological synchrony during partnered sexual activity. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. PDF.
2023
Handy, A. B., McMahon, L. N., Goldstein, I., & Meston, C. M. (2023). Reductions in genital sexual arousal vary by type of oral contraceptive pill. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 20(8), 1094-1102. PDF.
McMahon, L. N., Freihart, B. K., & Meston, C. M. (2023). Intimate partner sexual violence: Interventions. Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence. PDF.
Freihart, B. K., McMahon, L. N., Hahnel-Peeters, R. K., & Meston, C. M. (2023). Relationship satisfaction. Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior. PDF.
2022
Handy, A. B., McMahon, L. N., & Meston, C. M. (2022). Local Responses to Genital Arousal – Mechanisms of Lubrication. Current Sexual Health Reports, 14, 247-253. PDF.
Freihart, B. K., McMahon, L. N., Meston, C. M. (2022). Female Orgasmic Disorder. Encyclopedia of Sexuality and Gender. PDF.
Sears-Greer, M. A., Freihart, B. K., & Meston, C. M. (2022). A Review of Undergraduate Student Disclosures of Sexual Violence. Sexual Medicine Reviews, 10(4), 543-553. PDF.
Meskó, N., Szatmári, D., Láng, A., Meston, C. M., & Buss, D. M. (2022). Why Hungarians have sex (YSEX?-HSF). Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51, 465-489. PDF.
Meskó, N., Zsidó, A., Birkás, B., Meston C. M., & Buss, D. M. (2022). Why Hungarians have sex: Development and validation of a brief 15-Item instrument (YSEX? – 15H). Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51, 4007-4022. PDF.
2021
Crosby, C. L., Buss, D. M., Cormack, L. K., & Meston, C. M. (2021). Sex, sexual arousal, and sexual decision making: An evolutionary perspective. Personality and Individual Differences, 177, 1-5. PDF.
Kilimnik, C. D., & Meston, C. M. (2021). Sexual shame in the excitation and inhibition of men with and without nonconsensual sexual experiences. Journal of Sex Research, 58, 261-272. PDF.
Handy, A. B., & Meston, C. M. (2021). An objective measure of vaginal lubrication in women with and without sexual arousal concerns. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 47(1), 32-42. PDF.
2020
Handy, A. B., Freihart, B. K., & Meston, C. M. (2020). The relationship between subjective and physiological sexual arousal in women with and without sexual arousal concerns. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 46, 447-459. PDF.
Freihart, B.K., Sears, M.A. & Meston, C.M. (2020) Relational and interpersonal predictors of sexual satisfaction. Current Sexual Health Reports, 12, 136–142. PDF.
Crosby, C. L., Durkee, P. K., Meston, C. M., & Buss, D. M. (2020). Six dimensions of sexual disgust. Personality and Individual Differences, 156, 1-13. PDF.
Meston, C. M., Kilimnik, C. D., Freihart, B. K., & Buss, D. M. (2020). Why humans have sex: The development and psychometric assessment of a short-form version of the YSEX? instrument. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 46(2), 141-159. PDF.
Meston, C. M., Freihart, B. K., Handy, A. B., Kilimnik, C. D., & Rosen, R. C. (2020). Scoring and interpretation of the FSFI: What can be learned from 20 years of use?. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 17(1), 17-25. PDF.
Pulverman, C. S., & Meston, C. M. (2020). Sexual dysfunction in women with a history of childhood sexual abuse: The role of sexual shame. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12(3), 291. PDF.
Seal, B. N., & Meston, C. M. (2020). The impact of body awareness on women’s sexual health: A comprehensive review. Sexual Medicine Reviews, 8(2), 242-255. PDF.
2019
Freihart, B. K., & Meston, C. M. (2019). Preliminary evidence for a relationship between physiological synchrony and sexual satisfaction in opposite-sex couples. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 16(12), 2000-2010. PDF.
Crosby, C. L., Buss, D. M., & Meston, C. M. (2019). Sexual disgust: Evolutionary perspectives and relationship to female sexual function. Current Sexual Health Reports, 11(4), 300-306. PDF.
Kilimnik, C. D., & Meston, C. M. (2019). Sexual violence identification and women’s sexual well-being. Current Sexual Health Reports, 11, 1-8. PDF.
Meston, C.M. & Stanton, A.M. (2019). Understanding sexual arousal and subjective-genital arousal desynchrony in women. Nature Reviews Urology, 16(2), 107-120. PDF.
Stanton, A.M., Boyd, R.L., Fogarty, J.J., & Meston, C.M. (2019). Heart rate variability biofeedback increases sexual arousal among women with female sexual arousal disorder: Results from a randomized-controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 115, 90-102. PDF.
Parish, S. J., Meston, C. M., Althof, S. E., Clayton, A. H., Goldstein, I., Goldstein, S. W., Heiman, J. R., McCabe, M. P., Segraves, R. T., & Simon, J. A. (2019). Toward a more evidence-based nosology and nomenclature for female sexual dysfunctions – Part III. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 16, 452-462. PDF.
2018
Kilimnik, C. D., Boyd, R. L., Stanton, A. M., & Meston, C. M. (2018). Identification of nonconsensual sexual experiences and sexual self-schemas of women: Implications for sexual functioning. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47(6), 1633-1647. PDF.
Meston, C.M. & Stanton, A.M. (2018). The gender difference in concordance is theoretically interesting but clinically irrelevant. Current Sexual Health Reports, 10, 73-75. PDF.
Handy, A. B., Stanton, A. M., & Meston, C. M. (2018). What does sexual arousal mean to you? Women with and without sexual arousal concerns describe their experiences. Journal of Sex Research, 56(3), 345-355. PDF.
Stanton, A. M., Handy, A. B., & Meston, C. M. (2018). The effects of exercise on sexual function in women. Sexual Medicine Reviews, 6(4), 548-557. PDF.
Pulverman, C. S., Meston, C. M., & Hixon, J. G. (2018). Automated artifact detection procedure for vaginal photoplethysmography. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 44(6), 566-590. PDF.
Meston, C. M., & Stanton, A. M. (2018). Comprehensive assessment of women’s sexual arousal requires both objective and subjective measurement. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 15(4), 423-425. PDF.
Stanton, A. M., Hixon, J. G., Nichols, L. M., & Meston, C. M. (2018). One session of autogenic training increases acute subjective sexual arousal in pre-menopausal women with sexual arousal problems. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 15(1), 64-76. PDF.
Kilimnik, C. D., Pulverman, C. S., & Meston, C. M. (2018). Methodological considerations for the study of childhood sexual abuse in sexual health outcome research: A comprehensive review. Sexual Medicine Reviews, 6(2), 176-187. PDF.
Stanton, A. M., Handy, A. B., & Meston, C. M. (2018). Sexual function in adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer: A systematic review. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 12(1), 47-63. PDF.
Pulverman, C. S., Kilimnik, C. D., & Meston, C. M. (2018). The impact of childhood sexual abuse on women’s sexual health: A comprehensive review. Sexual Medicine Reviews, 6(2), 188-200. PDF.
Handy, A. B., Stanton, A. M., & Meston, C. M. (2018). Understanding women’s subjective sexual arousal within the laboratory: Definition, measurement, and manipulation. Sexual Medicine Reviews, 6(2), 201-216. PDF.
Handy, A. B., Stanton, A. M., Pulverman, C. S., & Meston, C. M. (2018). Differences in perceived and physiological genital arousal in women with and without sexual dysfunction. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 15(1), 52-63. PDF.
2017
Hamilton, L. D., & Meston, C. M. (2017). Differences in neural response to romantic stimuli in monogamous and non-monogamous men. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46(8), 2289-2299. PDF.
Handy, A. B., & Meston, C. M. (2017). Interoception and awareness of physiological sexual arousal in women with sexual arousal concerns. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 44(4), 398-409. PDF.
Kilimnik, C. D., & Meston, C. M. (2017). A developmentally relevant approach to the classification of nonconsensual sexual experiences in the study of women’s sexual well-being. Journal of Sex Research, 55(7), 824-836. PDF.
Althof, S., Meston, C. M., Perelman, M. A., Handy, A. B., Kilimnik, C. D., & Stanton, A. M. (2017). Opinion paper: On the diagnosis/classification of sexual arousal concerns in women. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14(11), 1365-1371. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Stanton, A. M. (2017). Recent findings on women’s motives for engaging in sexual activity. Current Sexual Health Reports, 9(3), 128-135. PDF.
Stanton, A., Meston, C. M., & Boyd, R. (2017). Sexual self-schemas in the real world: Exploring the ecological validity of language-based markers of childhood sexual Abuse. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, & Social Networking, 20(6), 382-388. PDF.
Stanton, A. M., & Meston, C. M. (2017). A single session of autogenic training increases acute subjective and physiological sexual arousal in sexually functional women. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 43(7), 601-617. PDF.
2016
Handy, A. B., & Meston, C. M. (2016). Interoceptive awareness moderates the relationship between perceived and physiological genital arousal in women. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 13(12), 1907-1914. PDF.
Goldstein, I, Kim, NN, Clayton, AH, DeRogatis, LR, Giraldi, A, Parish, SJ, Pfaus, J, Simon, JA, Kingsberg, A, Meston, C, Stahl, SM, Wallen, K, Worsley, R. (2016). Hypoactive sexual desire disorder: Internatiaonl society for the study of women’s sexual health (ISSWSH) expert consensus panel review. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 92(1), 114-128. PDF.
Kilimnik, C. D., & Meston C. M. (2016) Role of body esteem in the sexual excitation and inhibition responses of women with and without a history of childhood sexual abuse. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 13(11), 1718-1728. PDF.
Stanton, A. M., Pulverman, C. S., & Meston, C. M. (2016). Vagal activity during physiological sexual arousal in women with and without sexual dysfunction. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 43(1), 78-89. PDF.
Stephenson, K. R., & Meston, C. M. (2016). Heterosexual women’s causal attributions regarding impairment in sexual function: Factor structure and associations with well-being. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45(8), 1989-2001. PDF.
Pulverman, C. S., Boyd, R., Stanton, A. M., & Meston, C. M. (2016). Changes in the sexual self-schema of women with a history of childhood sexual abuse following expressive writing treatment. Psychological Trauma: Theory, research, Practice, and Policy, 9(2), 181. PDF.
Stephenson, K. R., Torrabally, N., Lyons, L., Mendez, C., & Meston, C. M. (2016). Further validation of the Female Sexual function Index: Specificity and associations with clinical interview data. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 42(5), 448-461. PDF.
2015
Stanton, A. M., Boyd, R. L., Pulverman, C. S., & Meston, C. M. (2015). Determining women’s sexual self-schemas through advanced computerized text analysis. Child Abuse & Neglect, 46, 78-88. PDF.
Stanton, A. M., Lorenz, T. A., Pulverman, C. S., & Meston, C. M. (2015). Heart rate variability: A risk factor for female sexual dysfunction. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 40(3), 229-237. PDF.
Pulverman, C. S., Hixon, J. G., & Meston, C. M. (2015). Uncovering category specificity in women: The critical role of analytic technique. Psychophysiology, 52(10), 1396-1408. PDF.
Knack, N. M., Murphy, L., Ranger, R., Meston, C. M., & Fedoroff, J. P. (2015). Assessment of female sexual arousal in forensic populations. Current Psychiatry Reports, 17(4), 18. PDF.
Fleischman, D. S., Hamilton, L. D., Fessler, D. M. T., & Meston, C. M. (2015). Disgust versus lust: Exploring the reciprocal interaction of disgust and fear on sexual arousal in women. PLOS One, 10(6). PDF.
Lorenz, T. K., Harte, C. B., & Meston, C. M. (2015). Changes in autonomic nervous system activity are associated with changes in sexual function in women with a history of childhood sexual abuse. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12(7), 1545-1554. PDF.
Stephenson, K. R., & Meston, C. M. (2015). Why is impaired sexual function distressing to women? The primacy of pleasure in female sexual dysfunction. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12(3), 728-737. PDF.
Stephenson, K. R., Meston, C. M. (2015). The conditional importance of sex: Exploring the association between sexual well-being and life satisfaction. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 41(1), 25-38. PDF.
Pulverman, C. S., Lorenz, T. A., & Meston, C. M. (2015). Linguistic changes in expressive writing predict psychological outcomes in women with history of childhood sexual abuse and adult sexual dysfunction. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 7(1), 50-57. PDF.
2014
Stephenson, K. R., Pulverman, C. S., & Meston, C. M. (2014). Assessing the association between childhood sexual abuse and adult sexual experiences in women with sexual difficulties. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 27(3), 274-282. PDF.
Lorenz, T. K., & Meston, C. M. (2014). Exercise improves sexual function in women taking antidepressants: Results from a randomized crossover trial. Depression and Anxiety, 31(3), 188-195. PDF.
Harte, C. B., & Meston, C. M. (2014). Effects of smoking cessation on heart rate variability among long-term male smokers. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 21(2), 302-309. PDF.
Goetz, C., Easton, J. E., & Meston, C. M. (2014). The allure of vulnerability: Advertising cues to exploitability as a signal of sexual accessibility. Personality and Individual Differences, 64, 121-125. PDF.
2013
Meston, C. M., Lorenz, T. A., & Stephenson, K. R. (2013). Effects of expressive writing on sexual dysfunction, depression, and PTSD in women with a history of childhood sexual abuse: Results from a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 10(9), 2177-2189. PDF.
Harte, C. B., Watts, T. A., & Meston, C. M. (2013). Predictors of 1-, 6-, and 12-month smoking cessation among a community-recruited sample of adult smokers in the United States. Journal of Substance Abuse, 18(5), 405-416. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Lorenz, T. A. (2013). Physiological stress responses predict sexual functioning and satisfaction differently in women who have and have not been sexually abused in childhood. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 5(4), 350-358. PDF.
Lorenz, T. A., Pulverman, C. S., & Meston, C. M. (2013). Sudden gains during patient-directed expressive writing treatment predicts depression reduction in women with history of childhood sexual abuse: Results from a randomized clinical trial. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 37(4), 690-696. PDF.
Harte, C. B., Hamilton, L. D., & Meston, C. M. (2013). Predictors of attrition from an expressive writing intervention for sexual abuse survivors. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 22(7), 842-857. PDF.
Harte, C. B. & Meston, C. M. (2013). Effects of smoking cessation on heart rate variability among long-term male smokers. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 21, 302–309. PDF.
Harte, C. B., & Meston, C. M. (2013). Association between cigarette smoking and erectile tumescence: The mediating role of heart rate variability. International Journal of Impotence Research, 25, 155–159. PDF.
Stephenson, K. R., Rellini, A. H., & Meston, C. M. (2013). Relationship satisfaction as a predictor of treatment response during cognitive behavioral sex therapy. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42, 143-152. PDF.
Hamilton, L. D. & Meston, C. M. (2013). Chronic stress and sexual function in women. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 10(10), 2443-2454. PDF.
2012
Rellini, A. H., Elinson, S., Janssen, E., & Meston, C. M. (2012). The effect of pre-existing affect on the sexual responses of women with and without a history of childhood sexual abuse. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 41(2), 329-339. PDF.
Stephenson, K. R. & Meston, C. M. (2012). Consequences of impaired female sexual functioning: Individual differences and associations with sexual distress. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 27(4), 344-357. PDF.
Stephenson, K. R. & Meston, C. M. (2012). The young and the restless? Age as a moderator of the association between sexual desire and sexual distress in women. Journal of Sexual & Marital Therapy, 38, 445-457. PDF.
Lorenz, T. A. & Meston, C. M. (2012). Acute exercise improves physical sexual arousal in women taking antidepressants. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 43, 352-361. PDF.
Harte, C. B. & Meston, C. M. (2012). Recreational use of erectile dysfunction medications and its adverse effects on erectile function in young healthy men: The mediating role of confidence in erectile ability. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 9, 1852-1859. PDF.
Lorenz, T. A., & Meston, C. M. (2012). Associations among childhood sexual abuse, language use, and adult sexual functioning and satisfaction. Journal of Child Abuse & Neglect, 36, 190-199. PDF.
Stephenson, K. R., Hughan, C. A., & Meston, C. M. (2012). Childhood sexual abuse moderates the association between sexual functioning and sexual distress in women. Journal of Child Abuse & Neglect, 36, 180-189. PDF.
Lorenz, T. A., Harte, C. B., Hamilton, L. D., & Meston, C. M. (2012). Evidence for a curvilinear relationship between sympathetc nervous system activation and women’s physiological sexual arousal. Psychophysiology, 49, 111-117. PDF.
2011
Harte, C. B. & Meston, C. M. (2011). Association between smoking cessation and sexual health in men. British Journal of Urology International, 109, 888-896. PDF.
Stephenson, K. R. & Meston, C. M. (2011). The association between sexual costs and sexual satisfaction in women: An exploration of the Interpersonal Exchange Model of Sexual Satisfaction. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 20, 31-40. PDF.
Rellini, A. H. & Meston, C. M. (2011). Sexual self-schemas, sexual dysfunction, and the sexual responses of women with a history of childhood sexual abuse. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 40, 351-362. PDF.
Rellini, A. H., Ing, D. A., & Meston, C. M. (2011). Implicit and explicit cognitive sexual processes in survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 8, 3098-3107. PDF.
Connor, M. K., Maserejian, N. N., De Rogatis, L., Meston, C. M., Gerstenberger, E. P., & Rosen, R. C. (2011). Sexual desire, distress and associated factors in premenopausal women: Preliminary findings from the hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) registry for women. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 37, 176-189. PDF.
Hamilton, L. D. & Meston, C. M. (2011). The role of salivary cortisol and DHEA-S in response to sexual, humorous, and anxiety-inducing stimuli. Hormones and Behavior, 59, 765-771. PDF.
Stephenson, K. R., Ahrold, T. K., & Meston, C. M. (2011). The association between sexual motives and sexual satisfaction: Gender differences and categorical comparisons. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 40, 607-618. PDF.
Harte, C. B. & Meston, C. M. (2011). Recreational use of erectile dysfunction medications in undergraduate men in the United States: Characteristics and associated risk factors. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 40, 597-606. PDF.
Ahrold, T. K., Farmer, M., Trapnell, P. D., & Meston, C. M. (2011). The relationship among sexual attitudes, sexual fantasy, and religiosity. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 40, 619-630. PDF.
Bradford, A. & Meston, C. M. (2011). Behavior and symptom change among women treated with placebo for sexual dysfunction. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 8, 191-201. PDF.
Lorenz, T. K., Stephenson, K. R., & Meston, C. M. (2011). Validated questionnaires in female sexual function assessment. In: J. P. Mulhall, L. Incrocci, I. Goldstein, & R. Rosen (Eds.). Cancer and Sexual Health (pp. 317-337). New York: Humana Press. PDF.
Khouri, Y. P., Hughan, C. P., & Meston, C. M. (2011). Disorders of female orgasm. In: J.P Mulhall, L. Incrocci, I. Goldstein, & R. Rosen (Eds.). Cancer and Sexual Health (pp. 147-161). New York: Humana Press. PDF.
2010
Meston, C. M., Rellini, A. H., & McCall, K. (2010). The sensitivity of continuous laboratory measure of physiological and subjective sexual arousal for diagnosing women with sexual arousal disorder. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 938-950. PDF.
Stephenson, K. R. & Meston, C. M. (2010). When are sexual difficulties distressing for women? The selective protective value of intimate relationships. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 3683-3694. PDF.
Stephenson, K. R. & Meston, C. M. (2010). Differentiating components of sexual well-being in women: Are sexual satisfaction and sexual distress independent constructs? Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 2458-2468. PDF.
Gerstenberger, E. P., Rosen, R. C., Brewer, J. V., Meston, C. M., Brotto, L. A., Wiegel, M., & Sand, M. (2010). Sexual desire and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI): A sexual desire cutpoint for clinical interpretations of the FSFI in women with and without hypoactive sexual desire disorder. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 3096-3103. PDF.
Pujols, Y., Meston, C. M., & Seal, B. N. (2010). The association between sexual satisfaction and body image in women. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7, 905-916. PDF.
Hamilton, L. D &, Meston, C. M. (2010). The effects of partner togetherness on salivary testosterone in women in long distance relationships. Hormones and Behavior, 57, 198-202. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Ahrold, T. K. (2010). Ethnic, gender, and acculturation influences on sexual behaviors. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 39, 179-189. PDF.
Ahrold, T. K. & Meston, C. M. (2010). Ethnic differences in sexual attitudes of U.S. college students: Gender, acculturation, and religiosity factors. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 39, 190-202. PDF.
Meston C. M. & Harte C. B. (2010). Female sex therapy. In: I. B. Weiner, & W. E. Craighead (Eds.). The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology (4th ed). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Meston C. M. & Harte C. B. (2010). Heterosexuality. In: I. B. Weiner, & W. E. Craighead (Eds.). The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology (4th ed). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
2009
Rellini, A. H., Hamilton, L. D., Delville, Y., & Meston, C. M. (2009). The cortisol response during physiological sexual arousal in adult women with a history of childhood sexual abuse. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 22, 557-565. PDF.
Farmer, M. A., Trapnell, P. D., & Meston, C. M. (2009). The relation between sexual behavior and religiosity subtypes: A test of the secularization hypothesis. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 38, 852-865. PDF.
Meston, C. M., Hamilton, L. D., & Harte, C. B. (2009). Sexual motivation in women as a function of age. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 6, 3305-3319. PDF.
Ahrold T. & Meston C. M. (2009). Effects of SNS Activation on SSRI-induced sexual side effects differ by SSRI. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 35, 311-319. PDF.
Bradford A. & Meston C. M. (2009). Placebo response in the treatment of women’s sexual dysfunctions: A review and commentary. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 35, 164-181. PDF.
Seal, B. N., Bradford, A., & Meston, C. M. (2009). The association between body esteem and sexual desire among college women. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 38(5), 866-872. PDF.
2008
Harte, C. B. & Meston, C. M. (2008). Are the inhibitory effects of nicotine on erectile response in nonsmokers generalizable to long-term smokers? A reply. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 5, 2003-2004. PDF.
Hamilton, L. D., Rellini, A. H., & Meston, C. M. (2008). Cortisol, sexual arousal, and affect in response to sexual stimuli. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 5, 2111-2118. PDF.
Meston, C. M., Rellini, A. H., & Telch, M. J. (2008). Short- and long-term effects of ginkgo biloba extract on sexual dysfunction in women. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 37, 530-547. PDF.
Harte, C. B. & Meston, C. M. (2008). The inhibitory effects of nicotine on physiological sexual arousal in nonsmoking women: Results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 5, 1184-1197. PDF.
Hamilton, L. D., Fogle, E. A., & Meston, C. M. (2008). The roles of testosterone and alpha-amylase in exercise-induced sexual arousal in women. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 5, 845-853. PDF.
Harte, C. B. & Meston, C. M. (2008). Acute effects of nicotine on physiological and subjective sexual arousal in nonsmoking men: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 5, 110-121. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Rellini, A. H. (2008). Sexual dysfunction. In: W. E. Craighead, D. J. Miklowitz, & L. W. Craighead (Eds.), Psychopathology: History, Theory, and Diagnosis (pp. 544-561). New Jersey: John Wily & Sons, Inc. PDF.
Meston, C. M., Seal, B. & Hamilton, L. D. (2008). Problems with arousal and orgasm in women: Epidemiology and risk factors. In: D. L. Rowland & L. Incrocci (Eds.), Handbook of Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders (pp. 188-219). New Jersey: John Wily & Sons, Inc. PDF.
2007
Farmer, M. A. & Meston, C. M. (2007). Predictors of genital pain in young women. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36, 831-843. PDF.
McCall, K. M., Rellini, A. H., Seal, B. N., & Meston, C. M. (2007). Sex differences in memory for sexually-relevant information. Archives of sexual behavior, 36, 508-517. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & O’Sullivan, L. F. (2007). Such a tease: Intentional sexual provocation within heterosexual interactions. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36, 531-542. PDF.
Bradford, A. & Meston, C. M. (2007). Correlates of placebo response in the treatment of sexual dysfunction in women: A preliminary report. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 4, 1345-1351. PDF.
McCall, K. & Meston, C. M. (2007). The effects of false positive and false negative physiological feedback on sexual arousal: A comparison of women with or without sexual arousal disorder. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36, 518-530. PDF.
Seal, B. N. & Meston, C. M. (2007). The impact of body awareness on sexual arousal in women with sexual dysfunction. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 4, 990-1000. PDF.
Rellini, A. H. & Meston, C. M. (2007). Sexual function and satisfaction in adults based on the definition of child sexual abuse. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 4(5), 1312-1321. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Bradford, A. (2007). Sexual dysfunctions in women. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 3, 233-256. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Buss, D. M. (2007). Why humans have sex. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36, 477-507. PDF.
McCall, K. & Meston, C. M. (2007). Differences between pre-and postmenopausal women in cues for sexual desire. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 4, 364-371. PDF.
Rellini, A. H. & Meston, C. M. (2007). Sexual desire and linguistic analysis: A comparison of sexually abused and non-abused women. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36, 67-77. PDF.
Bradford, A. & Meston, C. M. (2007). Senior sexual health: The effects of aging on sexuality. In: L. VandeCreek, F. L. Peterson, & J. W. Bley (Eds.), Innovations in Clinical Practice: Focus on Sexual Health (pp. 35-45). Sarasota, Florida: Professional Resources Press. PDF.
Bradford, A. & Meston, C. M. (2007). The role of the brain and nervous system. In: M. S. Tepper, & A. F. Owens (Eds.), Sexual Health: Vol. 2: Physical Foundations (pp. 17-41). Westport, CT: Praeger. PDF.
Meston C. M. & Bradford, A. (2007). Autonomic nervous system influences: The role of the sympathetic nervous system in female sexual arousal. In: The Psychophysiology of Sex (pp. 66-82). Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. PDF.
Bradford, A. & Meston, C. M. (2007). Sexual outcomes and satisfaction with hysterectomy: Influence of patient education. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 4, 106-114. PDF.
2006
Meston, C. M. (2006). The effects of state and trait self-focused attention on sexual arousal in sexually functional and dysfunctional women. Behavior Research and Therapy, 44, 515-532. PDF.
Farmer, M. & Meston C. M. (2006). Predictors of condom use self-efficacy in an ethnically diverse university sample. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 35, 313-326. PDF.
McCall, K. & Meston, C. M. (2006). Cues resulting in desire for sexual activity in women. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 3, 838-852. PDF.
Bradford, A. & Meston, C. M. (2006). The impact of anxiety on sexual arousal in women. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44, 1067-1077. PDF.
Meston, C. M., Rellini, A. H., & Heiman, J. R. (2006). Women’s history of sexual abuse, their sexuality, and sexual self-schemas. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74, 229-236. PDF.
Rellini, A. & Meston, C. M. (2006). The sensitivity of events logs, self-administered questionnaires and photoplethysmography to detect treatment-induced changes in female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) diagnosis. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 3, 283-291. PDF.
Goldstein, I., Meston, C. M., Traish, A. M., & Davis, S. R. (2006). Future directions. In I. Goldstein, C. M. Meston, S. R. Davis, & A. M. Traish (Eds.), Women’s Sexual Function and Dysfunction: Study, Diagnosis, and Treatment (pp. 745-748). London: Taylor & Francis. PDF.
Bradford, A. & Meston, C. M. (2006). Hysterectomy and alternative therapies. In I. Goldstein, C. M. Meston, S. R. Davis, & A. M. Traish (Eds.), Women’s Sexual Function and Dysfunction: Study, Diagnosis, and Treatment (pp. 658-665). London: Taylor & Francis. PDF.
Meston, C. M. (2006). Female orgasmic disorder: Treatment strategies and outcome results. In I. Goldstein, C. M. Meston, S. R. Davis, & A. M. Traish (Eds.), Women’s Sexual Function and Dysfunction: Study, Diagnosis, and Treatment (pp. 449-461). London: Taylor & Francis. PDF.
Rellini, A. H. & Meston, C. M. (2006). Psychophysiological sexual arousal in women with a history of childhood sexual abuse. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 32, 5-22. PDF.
Meston, C. M. (2006). The aging mind and sexuality: menopausal changes in sexual desire and satisfaction. Paper presented at the 6th IMS Workshop Proceedings, Pisa, Italy, December 1-4. PDF.
Levin, R. & Meston, C. M. (2006). Nipple/breast stimulation and sexual arousal in young men and women. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 3, 450-454. PDF.
2005
Rellini, A. H., Nappi, R. E., Vaccaro, P., Ferdeghini, F., Abbiati, I., & Meston, C. M. (2005). Validation of the McCoy Female Sexuality Questionnaire in an Italian sample. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 34, 641-647. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & McCall, K. M. (2005). Dopamine and norepinephrine responses to film-induced sexual arousal in sexually functional and sexually dysfunctional women. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 31, 303-317. PDF.
Frohlich, P. F. & Meston, C. M. (2005). Tactile sensitivity in women with sexual arousal disorder. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 34, 207-217. PDF.
Frohlich, P. F. & Meston, C. M. (2005). Fluoxetine-induced changes in tactile sensation and sexual functioning among clinically depressed women. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 31,113-128. PDF.
Rellini, A. H., McCall, K. M., Randall, P. K., & Meston, C. M. (2005). The relationship between self-reported and physiological measures of female sexual arousal. Psychophysiology, 42, 116-124. PDF.
Wiegel, M., Meston, C. M. & Rosen, R. C. (2005). The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI): Cross-validation and development of clinical cutoff scores. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 31, 1-20. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Trapnell, P. D. (2005). Development and validation of a five factor sexual satisfaction and distress scale: The Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women (SSS-W). Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2, 66-81. PDF.
2004
Meston, C. M., Hull, E., Levin, R. J., & Sipski, M. (2004). Women’s orgasm. In T. F. Lue, R. Basson, R. Rosen, F. Giuliano, S. Khoury, & F. Montorsi (Eds.), Sexual Medicine: Sexual Dysfunctions In Men and Women (pp. 783-850). Paris: Health Publications.
Meston, C. M., Levin, R. J., Sipski, M. L., Hull, E. M., & Heiman, J. R. (2004). Women’s orgasm. Annual Review of Sex Research, 15, 173-257. PDF.
Meston, C. M., Hull, E., Levin, R., & Sipski, M. (2004). Disorders of orgasm in women. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 1, 66-68. PDF.
Basson, R., Leiblum, S., Brotto, L., Derogatis, L., Fourcroy, J., Fugl‐Meyer, K., … & Schultz, W. W. (2004). Revised definitions of women’s sexual dysfunction. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 1(1), 40-48. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Bradford, A. (2004). A brief review of the factors influencing sexuality after hysterectomy. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 19, 5-14. PDF.
Meston, C. M. (2004). The effects of hysterectomy on sexual arousal in women with a history of benign uterine fibroids. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 33, 31-42. PDF.
Basson, R., Althof, S., Davis, S., Fugl‐Meyer, K., Goldstein, I., Leiblum, S., … & Wagner, G. (2004). Summary of the recommendations on sexual dysfunctions in women. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 1(1), 24-34. PDF.
Meston, C. M. (2004). A randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study of ephedrine for SSRI-induced female sexual dysfunction. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 30, 57-68. PDF.
Rellini, A. & Meston, C. M. (2004). Sexual abuse and female sexual dysfunction: Clinical implications. Urodinamica, 14, 80-83. PDF.
2003
Basson, R., Leiblum, S., Brotto, L., Derogatis, L., Fourcroy, J., Fugl-Meyer, K., … & Schultz, W. W. (2003). Definitions of women’s sexual dysfunction reconsidered: advocating expansion and revision. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, 24(4), 221-229. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Frohlich, P. F. (2003). Love at first fright: Partner salience moderates roller coaster-induced excitation transfer. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 32, 537-544. PDF.
Meston, C. M. (2003). Validation of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) in women with female orgasmic disorder and in women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 29, 39-46. PDF.
2002
Frohlich, P. F. & Meston, C. M. (2002). Sexual functioning and self-reported depressive symptoms among college women. Journal of Sex Research, 39, 321-325. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Derogatis, L. R. (2002). Validated instruments for assessing female sexual function. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 28, 155-164. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Worcel, M. (2002). The effects of yohimbine plus L-arginine glutamate on sexual arousal in postmenopausal women with sexual arousal disorder. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 31, 323-332. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Heiman, J. R. (2002). Acute dehydroepiandrosterone effects on sexual arousal in premenopausal women. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 28, 53-60. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Frohlich, P. F. (2002). The psychobiology of sexual and gender identity disorders. In H. D’haenen, J. A. den Boer, & P. Willner (eds). Biological Psychiatry (3rd ed, pp. 1109-1113). London: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. PDF.
2001
Meston, C. M. & Frohlich, P. F. (2001). Update on female sexual function. Current Opinion in Urology, 11, 603-609. PDF.
2000
Frohlich, P. F., & Meston, C. M. (2000). Evidence that serotonin affects female sexual functioning via peripheral mechanisms. Physiology & Behavior, 71(3-4), 383-393. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Frohlich, P. F. (2000). The neurobiology of sexual function. Archives of General Psychiatry, 57, 1012-1030. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Heiman, J. R. (2000). Sexual abuse and sexual function: An examination of sexually relevant cognitive processes. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 399-406. PDF.
Meston, C. M. (2000). Sympathetic nervous system activity and female sexual arousal. American Journal of Cardiology, 86 (suppl), 30F-34F. PDF.
Meston, C. M. (2000). The psychophysiological assessment of female sexual function. Journal of Sex Education and Therapy, 25, 6-16. PDF.
DeBusk, R., Drory, Y., Goldstein, I., Jackson, G., Kaul, S., Kimmel, S. E., … & Zusman, R. (2000). Management of sexual dysfunction in patients with cardiovascular disease: Recommendations of the Princeton Consensus Panel. The American Journal of Cardiology, 86(2), 62-68. PDF.
Rosen, C. Brown, J. Heiman, S. Leiblum, C. Meston, R. Shabsigh, D. Ferguson, R. D’Agostino, R. (2000). The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI): a multidimensional self-report instrument for the assessment of female sexual function. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 26(2), 191-208. PDF.
1999
Meston, C. M., Heiman, J. R., Trapnell, P. D., & Carlin, A. S. (1999). Ethnicity, desirable responding, and self-reports of abuse: A comparison of European- and Asian-ancestry undergraduates. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 67, 139-144. PDF.
Meston, C. M., Heiman, J. R., & Trapnell, P. D. (1999). The relation between early abuse and adult sexuality. Journal of Sex Research, 36, 385-395. PDF.
1998
Meston, C. M., Trapnell, P. D., & Gorzalka, B. B. (1998). Ethnic, gender, and length-of-residency influences on sexual knowledge and attitudes. Journal of Sex Research, 35, 176-188. PDF.
Meston, C. M., Heiman, J. R., Trapnell, P. D., & Paulhus, D. L. (1998). Socially desirable responding and sexuality self-reports. Journal of Sex Research, 35, 148-157. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Heiman, J. R. (1998). Ephedrine-activated physiological sexual arousal in women. Archives of General Psychiatry, 55, 652-656. PDF.
Heiman, J. R. & Meston, C. M. (1998). Empirically validated treatments for sexual dysfunction. In K. S. Dobson & K. D. Craig (Eds.), Empirically Supported Therapies: Best Practice in Professional Psychology (pp. 259-303). New York: Sage Publications. PDF.
1997
Heiman, J. R. & Meston, C. M. (1997). Evaluating sexual dysfunction in women. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 40, 616-629. PDF.
Trapnell, P. D., Meston, C. M., & Gorzalka, B. B. (1997). Spectatoring and the relationship between body image and sexual experience: Self-focus or self-valence? Journal of Sex Research, 34, 267-278. PDF.
Meston, C. M. (1997). Aging and sexuality. Western Journal of Medicine, 167, 285-290. PDF.
Meston, C. M., Gorzalka, B. B., & Wright, J. M. (1997). Inhibition of subjective and physiological sexual arousal in women by clonidine. Psychosomatic Medicine, 59, 399-407. PDF.
1996
Meston, C. M., Moe, I. V., & Gorzalka, B.B. (1996). Effects of sympathetic inhibition on receptive, proceptive, and rejection behaviors in the female rat. Physiology & Behavior, 59, 537-542. PDF.
Meston, C. M., Trapnell, P. D., & Gorzalka, B. B. (1996). Ethnic and gender differences in sexuality: Variations in sexual behavior between Asian and non-Asian university students. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 25, 33-71. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Gorzalka, B. B. (1996). The effects of immediate, delayed, and residual sympathetic activation on sexual arousal in women. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 34,143-148. PDF.
Meston, C. M. & Gorzalka, B. B. (1996). Differential effects of sympathetic activation on sexual arousal in sexually dysfunctional and functional women. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 105(4), 582. PDF.
1995
Meston, C. M., & Gorzalka, B. B. (1995). The effects of sympathetic activation on physiological and subjective sexual arousal in women. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 33(6), 651-664. PDF.
1993
Meston, C. M., Trapnell, P. D., & Gorzalka, B. B. (1993, June). Sex and the five factor model of personality. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), Pacfic Grove, CA, June 1993. PDF.
1992
Meston, C. M., & Gorzalka, B. B. (1992). Psychoactive drugs and human sexual behavior: The role of serotonergic activity. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 24(1), 1-40. PDF.
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