Predictors of heterosexual casual sex among young adults

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 585-593

  Lyons, Heidi ^a   Manning, Wendy ^b   Giordano, Peggy ^b   Longmore, Monica ^b  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Casual sex; Education differentials; Gender; Oral sex; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876282863     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-012-0051-3     Document Type: Article

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