Sexual healing: Daily diary evidence that sex relieves stress for men and women in satisfying relationships

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 126-139

  Ein Dor, Tsachi ^a   Hirschberger, Gilad ^a  

^a INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

sex; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856476172     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407511431185     Document Type: Article

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