When risky is attractive: Sensation seeking and romantic partner selection

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 311-325

  Henderson, Vani R ^a   Hennessy, Michael ^a   Barrett, Daniel W ^a   Curtis, Brenda ^a   McCoy Roth, Marci ^a   Trentacoste, Nicole ^a   Fishbein, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Dating; Interpersonal interaction; Partner selection; Risk; Sensation seeking; Sexual attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 10144227773     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2004.04.010     Document Type: Article

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