Relationship status, psychological orientation, and sexual risk taking in a heterosexual African American college sample

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-204

  Winfield, Evelyn B ^a   Whaley, Arthur L ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; College student; Condom use; HIV AIDS; Relationship status; Sexual risk taking

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644474638     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798405274719     Document Type: Article

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