Cognitive mediation of women's sexual decision making: The influence of alcohol, contextual factors, and background variables

Annual Review of Sex Research

Volumn 15, Issue , 2004, Pages 258-296

  Norris, Jeanette ^a   Masters, N Tatiana ^a   Zawacki, Tina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Cognitive appraisals; Condom negotiation; HIV STI risk; Relationships; Sexual decision making; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444440417     PISSN: 10532528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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