Determinants of sex initiation frequencies and sexual satisfaction in long-term couples' relationships

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 169-181

  Gossmann, Ilona ^a,c   Mathieu, Mireille ^a   Julien, Danielle ^b   Chartrand, Elise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dyadic adjustment; Long standing couples' relationships; Sex appeal; Sexual initiation; Sexual outcomes; Sexual satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTIMACY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INITIATION; SEXUAL INITIATION SCALE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 3342997778     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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