Safer sex as the bolder choice: Testosterone is positively correlated with safer sex behaviorally relevant attitudes in young men

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 727-734

  van Anders, Sari M ^a   Goldey, Katherine L ^a   Conley, Terri D ^a   Snipes, Daniel J ^b   Patel, Divya A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behavior; Condom; Risk Taking; Safer sex; Sexuality; Sexually transmitted infections; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SALIVA; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84857645727     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02544.x     Document Type: Article

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