Guilt about first intercourse: An antecedent of sexual dissatisfaction among college women

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-46

  Moore, Nelwyn B ^a   Davidson, J Kenneth ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COITUS; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STUDENTS;

EID: 0030971464     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926239708404415     Document Type: Article

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