Alexithymia Is Inversely Associated With Women's Frequency of Vaginal Intercourse

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-77

  Brody, Stuart ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Sex differences; Sexual behavior; Vaginal intercourse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTURBATION; PENIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; VAGINA; COITUS; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0037643464     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021897530286     Document Type: Article

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