Sexual functioning and self-reported depressive symptoms among college women

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 321-325

  Frohlich, Penny ^a   Meston, Cindy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MASTURBATION; ORGASM; PAIN; REINFORCEMENT; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0036871223     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490209552156     Document Type: Article

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