Dominant heterosexual sexual scripts in emerging adulthood: Conceptualization and measurement

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 516-531

  Sakaluk, John K ^a   Todd, Leah M ^b   Milhausen, Robin ^c   Lachowsky, Nathan J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901357873     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2012.745473     Document Type: Article

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