Attitudes toward sex and relationships: The second Australian study of health and relationships

Sexual Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 397-405

  De Visser, Richard O ^a   Badcock, Paul B ^b,c   Simpson, Judy M ^d   Grulich, Andrew E ^e   Smith, Anthony M A ^b   Richters, Juliet ^f   Rissel, Chris ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abortion; Australia; Extradyadic sex; Homosexuality; Jealousy; Pornography

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; BISEXUALITY; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; JEALOUSY; MALE; PREMARITAL SEX; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 84910032868     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH14099     Document Type: Article

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