The effects of acute ethanol consumption on sexual response and sexual risk-taking intent

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 373-384

  Prause, Nicole ^a   Staley, Cameron ^b   Finn, Peter ^c  

^a MIND RESEARCH NETWORK   (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute alcohol intoxication; Alcohol myopia; Risk propensity; Sexual arousal; Sexual risk taking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79952484693     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9718-9     Document Type: Article

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