The Nature and Impact of Gendered Patterns of Peer Sexual Communications among Heterosexual Emerging Adults

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 298-308

  Trinh, Sarah L ^a   Ward, L Monique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FRIEND; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958947699     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2015.1015715     Document Type: Article

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