What is sex? Students' definitions of having sex, sexual partner, and unfaithful sexual behaviour

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 87-96

  Randall, Hilary E ^a   Byers, E Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian university students; Having sex; Sexual behaviour definitions; Sexual partner; Unfaithful

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASTURBATION; MATE CHOICE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGASM; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; STUDENT;

EID: 1542358913     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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