“In between slide shows, we asked participants questions about their responses to the photos (not yet published) and we also collected saliva samples in order to assess salivary alpha-amylase in response to each slide show (the current paper).”
#Gay men kissing tenderly series#
“Participants watched a series of slideshows: male couples kissing, male couples holding hands, mixed-sex couples kissing, mixed-sex couples holding hands, boring images (e.g., paper clips) and disgusting images (maggots),” Blair explained. Consequently, we decided to begin the research by examining whether or not heterosexuals have negative responses to witnessing same-sex PDAs in particular, we began by examining heterosexual male responses to male same-sex public displays of affection.” “However, one of the factors likely to influence how individuals experience PDAs is the reaction that other people have to witnessing PDAs. mixed-sex public displays of affection for the couples in the relationship,” explained the study’s corresponding author, Karen L. “We originally were interested in understanding the health effects of same-sex vs. That is the surprising finding that was recently published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Psychology & Sexuality. In heterosexual men, pictures of rotting flesh, maggots and spoiled food induce the same physiological stress response as pictures of two men kissing each other.