The power of prestige: Why young men report having more sex partners than young women

Sex Roles

Volumn 60, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 151-159

  Jonason, Peter K ^a   Fisher, Terri D ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude behavior (in)consistency; Gender differences; Mediation; Number of sex partners; Prestige; Sexual attitudes; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 64049114523     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-008-9506-3     Document Type: Article

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