Correlates of alcohol-related regretted sex among college students

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 782-790

  Orchowski, Lindsay M ^a   Mastroleo, Nadine R ^a   Borsari, Brian ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol use; college students; regretted sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; EMOTION; GUILT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878857747     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027840     Document Type: Article

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