Individual differences in the experience of sexual motivation: Theory and measurement of dispositional sexual motives

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-45

  Hill, Craig A ^a   Preston, Leslie K ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0029930309     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499609551812     Document Type: Article

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