Characteristics of heterosexual regular relationships among a representative sample of adults: The Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships

Sexual Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 427-438

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

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Frequency of sex; Relationship satisfaction; Sexual exclusivity; Sexual health; Sexual infidelity; Sexual satisfaction.

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMOTION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PLEASURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 84910095412     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH14114     Document Type: Article

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