Sexual well-being: A comparison of U.S. black and white women in heterosexual relationships

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 725-740

  Bancroft, John ^a,c   Long, J Scott ^a   McCabe, Janice ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Heterosexual relationships; Sexual attractiveness; Sexual well being; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES; WOMEN;

EID: 79959535750     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9679-z     Document Type: Article

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