Perceived consequences of hypothetical identity-inconsistent sexual experiences: Effects of perceiver's sex and sexual identity

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 505-518

  Preciado, Mariana A ^a   Johnson, Kerri L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Self perception; Sexual behavior; Sexual identity; Social relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOVE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STEREOTYPING;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84896393356     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0113-1     Document Type: Article

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