Agreements About Extra-Dyadic Sex in Gay Men's Relationships: Exploring Differences in Relationship Quality by Agreement Type and Rule-Breaking Behavior

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 711-733

  Hosking, Warwick ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

open relationships; relationship agreement; relationship quality; rules

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876346026     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2013.773819     Document Type: Article

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