Pleasure, empowerment, and love: Factors associated with a positive first coitus

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 41-55

  Smiler, Andrew P ^a   Ward, L Monique ^b   Caruthers, Allison ^c   Merriwether, Ann ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c REED COLLEGE   (United States)

^d BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Gender; Sexuality; Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017448940     PISSN: 18689884     EISSN: 15536610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/srsp.2005.2.3.41     Document Type: Article

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