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Original Articles

Gender differences in the enactment of sociosexuality: An examination of implicit social motives, sexual fantasies, coercive sexual attitudes, and aggressive sexual behavior

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Pages 163-173 | Accepted 31 Oct 2005, Published online: 11 Jan 2010

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