Predictors of sexual hookups: A theory-based, prospective study of first-year college women

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1425-1441

  Fielder, Robyn L ^a,b,c   Walsh, Jennifer L ^a,b,c   Carey, Kate B ^a,d,e   Carey, Michael P ^a,b,c,d  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Casual sex; College students; Hooking up; Sexual behavior; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; COITUS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW YORK; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND SEX; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84890548730     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0106-0     Document Type: Article

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