The Role of Rape Myth Acceptance in the Social Norms Regarding Sexual Behavior Among College Students

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 173-182

  Aronowitz, Teri ^a   Lambert, Cheryl Ann ^b   Davidoff, Sara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; RAPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864570186     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370016.2012.697852     Document Type: Article

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