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Sexual Behavior in Parked Cars Reported by Midwestern College Men and Women

Cindy Struckman-JohnsonDepartment of Psychology, University of South DakotaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kayla Nalan-SheffieldDepartment of Psychology, University of South Dakota
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Samuel GasterDepartment of Psychology, University of South Dakota
&
Dave Struckman-JohnsonDepartment of Computer Science Emeritus, University of South Dakota
Pages 1064-1076 | Published online: 15 Sep 2016

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