Socialization and Sexual Aggression in College Men: The Role of Observational Influence in Detecting Risk Cues

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 129-144

  Loh, Catherine ^a   Orchowski, Lindsay M ^b   Gidycz, Christine A ^b   Elizaga, Ronald A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

order effects; perpetrators; risk factors; sexual assault; sexual cues; social norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548855387     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1524-9220.8.3.129     Document Type: Article

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