Athletic participation, fraternity membership, and sexual aggression among college men: A meta-analytic review

Sex Roles

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 145-157

  Murnen, Sarah K ^a   Kohlman, Marla H ^a  

^a KENYON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Fraternities; Rape

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547689500     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9225-1     Document Type: Article

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