Confirmatory factor analysis of a Spanish version of the sex fantasy questionnaire: Assessing gender differences

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-159

  Sierra, Juan Carlos ^a   Ortega, Virgilio ^a   Zubeidat, Ihab ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX FANTASY QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 30944450585     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926230500442318     Document Type: Article

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