Self-Perceived Mating Intelligence Predicts Sexual Behavior in College Students: Empirical Validation of a Theoretical Construct

Imagination, Cognition and Personality

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 341-362

  O'Brien, Daniel T ^a   Geher, Glenn ^b   Gallup, Andrew C ^a   Garcia, Justin R ^a   Kaufman, Scott Barry ^c,d  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

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EID: 83655178908     PISSN: 02762366     EISSN: 15414477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/IC.29.4.e     Document Type: Article

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