Perceptions of partner sexual satisfaction in heterosexual committed relationships

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 541-550

  Fallis, Erin E ^a   Rehman, Uzma S ^a   Purdon, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Couples; Emotion recognition; Sexual communication; Sexual satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; ORGASM; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; ORGASM; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896398448     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0177-y     Document Type: Article

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