The casualties of 'casual' sex: A qualitative exploration of the phenomenology of college students' hookups

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 639-661

  Paul, Elizabeth L ^a   Hayes, Kristen A ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Casual sex; College students; Emotions; Sexual experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036439286     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407502195006     Document Type: Article

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