In pursuit of 'good' sex: Self-determination and the sexual experience

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-85

  Smith, C Veronica ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Motivation; Need satisfaction; Self determination Theory; Sexual interactions; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846479323     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407507072589     Document Type: Article

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