Gender-specific normative misperceptions of risky sexual behavior and alcohol-related risky sexual behavior

Sex Roles

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 81-90

  Lewis, Melissa A ^a   Lee, Christine M ^a   Patrick, Megan E ^b   Fossos, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol related risky sexual behavior; Normative misperceptions; Risky sexual behavior; Social norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547665315     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9218-0     Document Type: Article

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