Women's perceptions of alcohol-related sexual disinhibition: Personality and sexually-related alcohol expectancies

International Journal of Sexual Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-131

  Smith, Gabie ^a   Toadvine, Jennifer ^a   Kennedy, Alison ^a  

^a ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol expectancies; Erotophobia erotophilia; Feminine gender role; Sexual disinhibition

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049151276     PISSN: 19317611     EISSN: 1931762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19317610902973241     Document Type: Article

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