The interpersonal meaning of sexual promiscuity

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1199-1212

  Markey, Patrick M ^a   Markey, Charlotte N ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Five Factor Model; Interpersonal Circumplex; Sexual promiscuity

Indexed keywords

EID: 35848930801     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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