Measuring subgoals of the sexual behavioral system: What is sex good for?

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 675-701

  Birnbaum, Gurit E ^a   Gillath, Omri ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Evolutionary psychology; Gender differences; Romantic relationships; Sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751168723     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407506065992     Document Type: Article

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