Gender differences in the enactment of sociosexuality: An examination of implicit social motives, sexual fantasies, coercive sexual attitudes, and aggressive sexual behavior

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-173

  Yost, Megan R ^a   Zurbriggen, Eileen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FANTASY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; RAPE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOSEXUALITY;

EID: 33646772834     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490609552311     Document Type: Article

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