When sex becomes a duty

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-84

  Traeen, Bente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abuse; Competence; Guilt; Intimacy; Men; Sexual desire; Shame; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 39349118023     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990701724758     Document Type: Article

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