Measurement of sexual risk taking among college students

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 936-948

  Turchik, Jessica A ^a   Garske, John P ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Sex differences; Sexual risk behaviors; Sexual risk taking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING AND DRUG HABITS QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HEALTH CONSEQUENCES SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MARLOWE CROWNE SOCIAL DESIRABILITY SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DESIRE INVENTORY; SEXUAL EXCITATION SCALE/SEXUAL INHIBITION SCALE; SEXUAL EXCITATION/SEXUAL INHIBITION INVENTORY FOR WOMEN; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL RISK SURVEY; SEXUAL SELF DISCLOSURE SCALE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY; ZUCKERMAN KUHLMAN PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72949108320     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-008-9388-z     Document Type: Article

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