First-Date Expectations: The Impact of Sex of Initiator, Alcohol Consumption, and Relationship Type

Communication Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-35

  Morr, Mary Claire ^a   Mongeau, Paul A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Dating; Expectancy; Interpersonal; Intimacy; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347302915     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650203260202     Document Type: Article

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