The association between body esteem and sexual desire among college women

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 866-872

  Seal, Brooke N ^a   Bradford, Andrea ^a   Meston, Cindy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Body esteem; Body image; Erotica; Sexual desire; Sexual function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; EROTISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBIDO; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; BEAUTY; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349236118     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-008-9467-1     Document Type: Article

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