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OBJECTIFICATION AND SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS IN MEN
No full textObjective: Objectification theory (Fredrickson, Roberts, 1997) posits
that inWestern cultures women are frequently sexually objectified and
are subsequently led to internalize an observer’s perspective upon their
bodies, which promotes negative emotions about one’s own body,
reduces flow experiences, and reduces awareness of internal bodily
states. These negative experiences can in turn contribute to the risk for
depression, eating disorders and sexual dysfunction. Although the literature
regarding the impact of objectification experiences on women
is large, the evidence supporting objectification theory in men, in
particular regarding sexual dysfunction, is still limited. Considering the
possible implications for clinical practice, the aim of the present study
is to test the validity of objectification theory in heterosexual men, and
its implications in terms of sexual functioning and quality of sexual life.
Methods: Participants were recruited through word of mouth and via
advertisements posted in public places. Participants completed a demographic
information sheet and self-report survey instruments, which
were counterbalanced in their order to reduce order effects. In particular,
we assessed self-surveillance, self-monitoring during sexual
activity, exposure to pornography, and erectile dysfunction and sexual
quality. 68 men participated to the survey, with a mean age of 28,29
years (range: 19–44).
Results: Using a series of multiple hierarchical regressions, we studied
the effects of self-surveillance, body shame, self-surveillance during
sexual activity, exposure to pornography, on erectile dysfunctions and
sexual quality of life in heterosexual males. Results indicate that body
shame and self-surveillance are significantly connected to erectile dysfunctions
and quality of sexual life.
Conclusion: Clinical implications for treatment and prevention are
discussed.
Policy of full disclosure: Non
The role of interoceptive sensibility on central sensitization to pain in vulvodynia
Full text linkBackground: Interoception may be linked to central sensitization in chronic pain. Aim: We aimed to provide evidence about the role of interoceptive sensibility on central sensitization in vulvodynia. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a sample of females who received a diagnosis of vulvodynia filled out validated questionnaires relative to the individual level of interoceptive sensibility and the symptoms of central sensitization. Outcomes: Interoceptive sensibility and symptoms of central sensitization were measured with the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness and the Central Sensitization Inventory, respectively. Results: A lower level of trust and a higher level of emotional awareness predicted a higher number of central sensitization symptoms in our sample. Clinical Implications: Our evidence may increase the researchers’ and physicians’ attention toward the involvement of the central nervous system in pain phenomenology in vulvodynia. Strengths and Limitations: No ad-hoc control sample was collected. No behavioral assessments about interoception were performed. Conclusion: As registered in other chronic pain conditions, interoceptive sensibility may play a crucial role in the expressions of symptoms of central sensitization in vulvodynia
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Efficacy and tolerability of a spray formulation containing Visnadine in women self-reporting sexual symptoms: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study
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