Effects of attire, alcohol, and gender on perceptions of date rape

Sex Roles

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 423-434

  Maurer, Trent W ^a   Robinson, David W ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Date rape; Factorial vignette; Victim perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549167098     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9343-9     Document Type: Article

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