Feeling similar or feeling unique: How men and women perceive their own sexual behaviors

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1540-1549

  Van Den Eijnden, Regina J J M ^a   Buunk, Bram P ^b   Bosveld, Willem ^b  

^a Addiction Research Institute Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034346321     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01461672002612008     Document Type: Article

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