Attachment style and subjective motivations for sex

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1076-1090

  Davis, Deborah ^a   Shaver, Phillip R ^b   Vernon, Michael L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Manipulation; Motivation; Passion; Reassurance; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 3142687582     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204264794     Document Type: Review

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