Emotional satisfaction and physical pleasure in sexual unions: Time horizon, sexual behavior, and sexual exclusivity

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 247-264

  Waite, Linda J ^a   Joyner, Kara ^b  

^a The University of Chicago   (United States)

^b Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Sexual satisfaction; Sexual unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035256136     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2001.00247.x     Document Type: Article

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