Evidence against alcohol as a proximal cause of sexual risk taking among college students

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 118-128

  Vélez Blasini, Carlos J ^a  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONDOM; CONFLICT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE; SENSATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; COITUS; LIBIDO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; COITUS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STUDENTS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 54749151470     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490801987408     Document Type: Article

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