Self-concept clarity and women's sexual well-being

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 67-77

  Hucker, Alice ^a   Mussap, Alexander J ^a   McCabe, Marita M ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOOTSTRAPPING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 78650097595     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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