Sexual compulsivity and interpersonal functioning: Sexual relationship quality and sexual health in gay relationships

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1047-1056

  Starks, Tyrel J ^a   Grov, Christian ^a,b   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^a,c  

^a Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training CHEST   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay and bisexual couples; HIV transmission risks; Sexual communication; Sexual compulsivity; Sexual satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876136708     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030648     Document Type: Article

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