Article ; Online: Hot for Robots! Sexual Arousal Increases Willingness to Have Sex with Robots.
2022 Volume 61, Issue 4, Page(s) 638–648
Abstract: Robots designed to elicit sexual arousal are coming. Sexual arousal can increase our willingness to engage in risky or unconventional sexual behaviors. However, researchers have yet to examine whether this effect extends to robots. Hence, this study ... ...
Abstract | Robots designed to elicit sexual arousal are coming. Sexual arousal can increase our willingness to engage in risky or unconventional sexual behaviors. However, researchers have yet to examine whether this effect extends to robots. Hence, this study provides the first empirical evidence that state sexual arousal can increase our willingness to engage erotically with robots. Based on previous research, we hypothesized that levels of sexual arousal would positively predict willingness to engage erotically with robots (Hypothesis 1); and that men would be more willing to engage erotically with robots than women (Hypothesis 2). A convenience sample of 321 adults (≥18y) completed a two-part online survey measuring their willingness to have sex with, love, engage in an intimate relationship with, and be friends with a robot and a human before and after viewing a sexually explicit video. The results partly support Hypotheses 1-2. They show that state sexual arousal increases willingness to have sex with a robot, and that men are more willing to have sex and engage in an intimate relationship with a robot than women, pre- and post-manipulation. These findings are important given the rise of sex robots and their potential influence on our intimate decisions and behaviors. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Male ; Female ; Adult ; Sexual Behavior/psychology ; Robotics ; Young Adult ; Sexual Arousal ; Middle Aged ; Adolescent ; Erotica/psychology ; Interpersonal Relations ; Sexual Partners/psychology |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2022-11-30 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 220889-1 |
ISSN | 1559-8519 ; 0022-4499 |
ISSN (online) | 1559-8519 |
ISSN | 0022-4499 |
DOI | 10.1080/00224499.2022.2142190 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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