Sexual boundaries: An examination of the importance of talking before touching

Violence Against Women

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 542-562

  Winslett, Andrea H ^a   Gross, Alan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Date rape; Sexual assault; Sexual victimization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENTS;

EID: 42149196017     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801208315527     Document Type: Article

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