Sexual compulsivity and sexual behaviors among gay and bisexual men and lesbian and bisexual women

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 301-308

  Kelly, Brian C ^a,b   Bimbi, David S ^b,d   Nanin, Jose E ^b,c   Izienicki, Hubert ^d   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^b,d,e  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL FEMALE; BISEXUAL MALE; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EXHIBITIONISM; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MASOCHISM; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449382898     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490802666225     Document Type: Article

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