The sexual double standard and gender differences in predictors of perceptions of adult-teen sexual relationships

Sex Roles

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 264-277

  Sahl, Daniel ^a   Keene, Jennifer Reid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult teen sexual relationships; Sexual double standard; Statutory rape

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950459161     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9727-0     Document Type: Article

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