Predicting high risk sexual behaviour in heterosexual and homosexual men: The roles of impulsivity and sensation seeking

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1303-1310

  McCoul, Maryann D ^a   Haslam, Nick ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Impulsivity; Risk taking; Sensation seeking; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035624098     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(00)00222-1     Document Type: Article

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