Multidimensional sexual perfectionism

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1593-1604

  Stoeber, Joachim ^a   Harvey, Laura N ^a   Almeida, Isabel ^a   Lyons, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Perfectionism; Sexual problems; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALITY; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890552765     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0135-8     Document Type: Article

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