Alcohol and sexual consent scale: Development and validation

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 746-756

  Ward, Rose Marie ^a   Matthews, Molly R ^a   Weiner, Judith ^a   Hogan, Kathryn M ^a   Popson, Halle C ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; College students; Sexual assault; Sexual consent

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COMMUNICATION; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864869093     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.36.6.3     Document Type: Article

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