Gender, ethnicity, and the developmental timing of first sexual and romantic experiences

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 667-676

  Regan, Pamela C ^a   Durvasula, Ramani ^a   Howell, Lisa ^a   Ureño, Oscar ^a   Rea, Martha ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Dating; Relationship experiences; Romantic love; Sexual intercourse

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644273910     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2004.32.7.667     Document Type: Article

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