Influences of situational factors and alcohol expectancies on sexual desire and arousal among heavy-episodic drinking women: Acute alcohol intoxication and condom availability

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 949-959

  Gilmore, Amanda K ^a   George, William H ^a   Nguyen, Hong V ^a   Heiman, Julia R ^b   Davis, Kelly Cue ^a   Norris, Jeanette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol expectancies; Sexual arousal; Sexual desire; Women

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; CONDOM; DECISION MAKING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBIDO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNSAFE SEX; DRUG EFFECTS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AROUSAL; BINGE DRINKING; CONDOMS; DECISION MAKING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84882258970     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0109-x     Document Type: Article

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