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  1. FULLSENSE—An Online Intervention Program for Adults Reporting Sexual Difficulties: A Two-Armed Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial Protocol

    Article • International Journal of Sexual Health, January 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Mariana Carrito

  2. Expressions of consent and pleasure: the development and initial validation of sexual video clips specifically created for sex research

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mariana Carrito

  3. Associations between sexual health and well-being: a systematic review

    Article • Bulletin of the World Health Organization, December 2024, WHO Press

    Mariana Carrito, Dr Pedro A Costa

  4. Misperception of the facial appearance that the opposite-sex desires

    Article • PLOS One, November 2024, PLOS

    Mariana Carrito

  5. The Role of Men’s Sexual Beliefs on Sexual Function/Dysfunction: A Systematic Review

    Article • The Journal of Sex Research, June 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Pedro M Teixeira, Mariana Carrito

  6. Automatic attention to sexual stimuli: exploring the role of neuroticism and sexual excitation/inhibition through event-related potentials

    Article • The Journal of Sexual Medicine, January 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mariana Carrito

  7. When he smiles: Attractiveness preferences for male faces expressing emotions

    Article • Evolutionary Human Sciences, January 2023, Cambridge University Press

    Mariana Carrito

  8. Human metabolic emissions of carbon dioxide and methane and their implications for carbon emissions

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, August 2022, Elsevier

    Mariana Carrito

  9. Automatic Attention to Sexual Stimuli: Exploring the Role of Neuroticism and Sexual Excitation/Inhibition Through Event-Related Potentials

    Article • June 2022, Center for Open Science

    Mariana Carrito

  10. Breath chemical markers of sexual arousal in humans

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mariana Carrito

  11. A Longitudinal Study on Maternal Depressive Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Strict Lockdown Measures and Social Support

    Article • International Journal of Public Health, March 2022, Frontiers

    Mariana Carrito

  12. Sexual Health and the Pandemic Crisis: Testing the Role of Psychological Vulnerability/Protective Factors on Sexual Functioning and Sexual Distress During a Critical Life Period in Portugal

    Article • Archives of Sexual Behavior, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mariana Carrito

  13. Adapting to Uncertainty: A Mixed-Method Study on the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Expectant and Postpartum Women and Men

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, November 2021, Frontiers

    Mariana Carrito

  14. Neuroticism and Attention Toward Sexual and Non-Sexual Images During an Oddball Task: Evidence from Event-Related Potentials

    Article • Archives of Sexual Behavior, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mariana Carrito

  15. The Relationship Between COVID-19 Confinement, Psychological Adjustment, and Sexual Functioning, in a Sample of Portuguese Men and Women

    Article • The Journal of Sexual Medicine, April 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mariana Carrito

  16. When we don’t know what we know – Sex and skin color

    Article • Cognition, October 2019, Elsevier

    Mariana Carrito

  17. The attractive side of trustworthiness: Effects of relationship context and social interaction anxiety on face preferences.

    Article • Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, July 2019, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Mariana Carrito

  18. Event-related potentials modulated by the perception of sexual dimorphism: The influence of attractiveness and sex of faces

    Article • Biological Psychology, September 2018, Elsevier

    Mariana Carrito

  19. Do Masculine Men Smell Better? An Association Between Skin Color Masculinity and Female Preferences for Body Odor

    Article • Chemical Senses, February 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mariana Carrito

  20. ERP correlates of error processing during performance on the Halstead Category Test

    Article • International Journal of Psychophysiology, August 2016, Elsevier

    Mariana Carrito

  21. The role of sexually dimorphic skin colour and shape in attractiveness of male faces

    Article • Evolution and Human Behavior, March 2016, Elsevier

    Mariana Carrito