What is sex and why does it matter? a motivational approach to exploring individuals' definitions of sex

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 256-268

  Peterson, Zoë D ^a   Muehlenhard, Charlene L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN RELATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEX RATIO; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36048994565     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490701443932     Document Type: Article

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