Sexual intrusive thoughts of college students

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 359-369

  Byers, E Sandra ^a   Purdon, Christine ^a,b   Clark, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GUILT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; OBSESSION; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THINKING; VICTIM;

EID: 0004278669     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499809551954     Document Type: Article

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