Premarital sexual attitudes and behavior at a religiously-affiliated university: Two decades of change

Sexuality and Culture

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 39-61

  Earle, John R ^a   Perricone, Philip J ^a   Davidson Sr , J Kenneth ^b   Moore, Nelwyn B ^c   Harris, Catherine T ^a   Cotten, Shelia R ^d  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Religiosity; Sexual attitudes; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 35349022081     PISSN: 10955143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12119-007-9001-y     Document Type: Article

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