Emotional and sexual infidelity offline and in cyberspace

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 461-468

  Whitty, Monica T ^a   Quigley, Laura Lee ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; LOVE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SPOUSE; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; EXTRAMARITAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SINGLE PERSON; SPOUSES; STUDENTS;

EID: 53949091998     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2008.00088.x     Document Type: Article

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