TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Experimental induction of emotional and sexual intimacy: exploring the validity of the German Fast Friends procedure in individuals with and without childhood maltreatment
JO  - Archives of sexual behavior
A1  - Weilenmann, Sonja
A1  - von Luckner, Alexander
A1  - Peyk, Peter
A1  - Huber, Charlotte
A1  - Schnyder, Ulrich
A1  - Pfaltz, Monique C.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The Fast Friends Procedure (FFP) is a widely used experimental paradigm to induce emotional intimacy. Besides exploring the validity of a German translation of the paradigm (n = 46), we developed an extension of the FFP that induces sexual intimacy and assessed heart rate, high-frequency heart rate variability, and electrodermal activity responses to the FFP and its extension. Furthermore, we examined its applicability to individuals with childhood maltreatment (n = 56), who frequently suffer from intimacy-related difficulties. Intimacy, positive affect, liking, and attraction increased during the FFP and partly during the sexual intimacy extension in both study groups. Moreover, both groups showed physiological responses consistent with positive social interactions. The use of the German FFP and its sexual intimacy extension can thus be recommended for research in the general population and in individuals with childhood maltreatment, although more studies are needed to further validate the paradigms.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-0002
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02081-x
ID  - ref1
ER  -