{"id":48,"date":"2014-10-14T16:49:11","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T16:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/mestonlab\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-03-23T21:57:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:57:01","slug":"current-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/mestonlab\/current-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below are summaries of some of our ongoing and previous research studies. Visit our Study Participation Information<\/span> <\/a>page for details on becoming a participant in our research. Thank you for your interest!<\/p>\n

Ongoing Research<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Future Studies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We are not currently recruiting study participants. In the future we will be seeking post-menopausal women to participate in a study.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Previous Research<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Physiological Studies on Sexual Function<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Sympathetic Nervous System and Women’s Sexual Arousal<\/a><\/p>\n

Heart Rate Variability and Sexual Arousal<\/a><\/p>\n

Anxiety and Sexual Arousal\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Hysterectomy and Sexual Arousal<\/a><\/p>\n

Nicotine and Sexual Arousal<\/a><\/p>\n

Serotonin and Sexual Function<\/a><\/p>\n

Dopamine, Norepinephrine, and Sexual Arousal<\/a><\/p>\n

Testosterone and Sexual Arousal<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Oxytocin and Monogamy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Psychological Studies on Sexual Function<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sexual Motivation<\/a><\/p>\n

Self-Focused Attention and Sexual Arousal<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Expectancies and Sexual Arousal<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Social Desirability Influences on Self-Reported Sexuality<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Depression and Sexual Functioning<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Excitation Transfer and Sexual Attraction<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Ethnic Influences on Sexuality<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Religion and Sexuality<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Sexual Impairments and Subjective Sexual Well-Being<\/a><\/p>\n

Recreational Erectile Dysfunction Medication Use in Male Undergraduates<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Studies on The Relationship Between Physiological and Psychological Sexual Arousal in Women<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Relationship Between Physiological and Psychological Sexual Arousal in Women<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Treatment Outcome Studies for Sexual Dysfunction<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Treatment-Outcome Study for Sexually Dysfunctional Women with a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA)<\/a><\/p>\n

Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Women with Female Sexual Arousal Disorder<\/a><\/p>\n

Exercise for Antidepressant-Induced Sexual Side Effects<\/a><\/p>\n

L-arginine Gultamate Plus Yohimbine For Female Sexual Arousal Disorder in Post-menopausal Women<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Gingko Biloba Extract for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Role of Placebo in the Treatment of Female Sexual Dysfunction<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Effects of Smoking Cessation on Sexual Health in Men<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Studies on the Sexual Consequences of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cognitive Studies in Women with CSA Histories<\/a><\/p>\n

Studies on the Sexual Self-Schema of Women with CSA Histories<\/a><\/p>\n

Studies on Sympathetic Nervous System Activation Among CSA Survivors<\/a><\/p>\n

Research on Body Image and Esteem Among CSA Survivors<\/a><\/p>\n

Research on Identification as an Abuse Survivor<\/a><\/p>\n

Questionnaire Development<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women (SSS-W)<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Men (SSS-M)<\/a><\/p>\n

The Cues for Sexual Desire Scale (CSDS)<\/a><\/p>\n

The Why Have Sex Questionnaire (YSEX?)<\/a><\/p>\n

The Why Have Sex Short-Form Questionnaire (YSEX?-SF)<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sexual Disgust Inventory (SDI)<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sexual Dysfunction Attributions Scale\u00a0(SDAS)<\/a><\/p>\n

Validation of the McCoy Female Sexuality Questionnaire (MFSQ) in an Italian sample<\/a><\/p>\n

Studies Based on Evolutionary Theory<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sexual Disgust<\/a><\/p>\n

Exploitability<\/a><\/p>\n

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