Data from traditional and short-term desensitization procedures (ns = 7, 8) showed decreased anxiety associated with paper-and-pencil measures of heterosexual interactions but the two desensitization groups were not significantly different nor did a relaxation and a no-treatment group (ns = 9, 5) differ in reports.
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