Predictors of men's sexual desire: The role of psychological, cognitive-emotional, relational, and medical factors

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 254-262

  Carvalho, Joana ^a,b   Nobre, Pedro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954007240     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224491003605475     Document Type: Article

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