Personality characteristics of male clients of female commercial sex workers in Australia

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-176

  Xantidis, Luke ^a   McCabe, Marita P ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clients; Personality; Sensation seeking; Sex role; Sex workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PROSTITUTION; SENSATION; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034067126     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001907806062     Document Type: Article

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