But was it wanted? Young women's first voluntary sexual intercourse

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1082-1102

  Houts, Leslie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

First sexual intercourse; Sexuality; Wantedness; Young women

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644512234     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X04273582     Document Type: Review

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