Positioning the booty-call relationship on the spectrum of relationships: Sexual but more emotional than one-night stands

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 486-495

  Jonason, Peter K ^a   Li, Norman P ^b   Richardson, Jessica ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COITUS; COURTSHIP; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COITUS; COURTSHIP; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960767865     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2010.497984     Document Type: Article

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