The Association Between Daily Stress and Sexual Activity

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 271-279

  Bodenmann, Guy ^a   Atkins, David C ^b   Schär, Marcel ^a   Poffet, Valérie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

cyclical models; dyadic coping; sexuality; stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953714504     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019365     Document Type: Article

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