Backlash From the Bedroom: Stigma Mediates Gender Differences in Acceptance of Casual Sex Offers

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 392-407

  Conley, Terri D ^a   Ziegler, Ali ^a   Moors, Amy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

backlash effect; casual sex; human sex differences; sexual attitudes; sexual double standard; sexual risk taking; sexuality; stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880808325     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0361684312467169     Document Type: Article

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