Development and validation of the sexual agreement investment Scale

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-37

  Neilands, Torsten B ^a   Chakravarty, Deepalika ^a,b   Darbes, Lynae A ^a   Beougher, Sean C ^b   Hoff, Colleen C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; COUPLES THERAPY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76549115055     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490902916017     Document Type: Article

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