The morning after the night before:Affective reactions to one-night stands among mated and unmated women and men

Human Nature

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-173

  Campbell, Anne ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affective reactions; Mating strategy; One night stand; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849110502     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-008-9036-2     Document Type: Article

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