Willingness to engage in casual sex: The role of parental qualities and perceived risk of aggression

Human Nature

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 367-386

  Surbey, Michele K ^a   Conohan, Colette D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Female choice; Human mate selection; Parental qualities; Risk of physical aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040185568     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-000-1008-0     Document Type: Article

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