Motivations for sexual intimacy: Development of a needs-based sexual intimacy scale

International Journal of Sexual Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 177-186

  Marelich, William D ^a   Lundquist, Jessica ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Motivation; Needs; Personality; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650142456     PISSN: 19317611     EISSN: 1931762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19317610802240121     Document Type: Article

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