The importance of sexual self-disclosure to sexual satisfaction and functioning in committed relationships

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3108-3115

  Rehman, Uzma S ^a   Rellini, Alessandra H ^b   Fallis, Erin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Dyadic data; Sexual communication; Sexual disclosure; Sexual satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 80255137219     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02439.x     Document Type: Article

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