Male and female differences in reports of women's heterosexual initiation and aggression

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 243-253

  Anderson, Peter B ^a   Sorensen, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Female aggression; Reporting bias; Reporting differences; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WOMEN;

EID: 0032966907     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018736326344     Document Type: Article

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