Influence of physical attractiveness and alcohol on men's perceptions of potential sexual partners and sexual behavior intentions

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 146-156

  Kruse, Marc I ^a   Fromme, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Physical attractiveness; Risky sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 20344385966     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1064-1297.13.2.146     Document Type: Article

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