In the mood for love or vice versa? Exploring the relations among sexual activity, physical affection, affect, and stress in the daily lives of mid-aged women

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 357-368

  Burleson, Mary H ^a   Trevathan, Wenda R ^b   Todd, Michael ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Daily diary; Mid aged women; Mood; Physical affection; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL STRESS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOOD; MOOD CHANGE; ORGASM; SAMPLE SIZE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFFECT; ANXIETY; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34249880520     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-006-9071-1     Document Type: Article

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