Social Comparison Processes in Sexual Self-Perceptions

Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 35-42

  Garcia, Luis T ^a   Cieselka, Christine ^a   Fuchs, Daniella ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Sexual self concept; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040771925     PISSN: 08907064     EISSN: 15408698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J056v11n02_02     Document Type: Article

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