Body image, well-being and sexual satisfaction: A comparison between heterosexual and gay men

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 237-244

  Gil, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gender issues; Male; Sexual psychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SEXOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SINGLE MAN; SUPPORT GROUP; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 34247625512     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990600855042     Document Type: Article

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