Effects of social anxiety and depressive symptoms on the frequency and quality of sexual activity: A daily process approach

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 352-360

  Kashdan, Todd B ^a   Adams, Leah ^a   Savostyanova, Antonina ^a   Ferssizidis, Patty ^a   McKnight, Patrick E ^a   Nezlek, John B ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Need to belong; Pleasure; Positive emotion; Sexuality; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PLEASURE; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79955525006     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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