Evaluating the risk and attractiveness of romantic partners when confronted with contradictory cues

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 479-490

  Hennessy, Michael ^a   Fishbein, Martin ^a   Curtis, Brenda ^a   Barrett, Daniel W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Factorial surveys; Sex partner selection; Sexual decision making

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COURTSHIP; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34147186623     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-006-9156-9     Document Type: Article

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