An affair to remember: The role of sexual scripts in perceptions of sexual intent

Personal Relationships

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 483-498

  Lenton, Alison P ^a   Bryan, Angela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 28044444529     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2005.00127.x     Document Type: Article

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