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Do women sometimes say no when they mean yes? The prevalence and correlates of women's token resistance to sex

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ID6206586
AuthorsCharlene L Muehlenhard, Lisa C Hollabaugh
Year1988
Volume54
Issue5
Pages872-879
Publication date1988-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0022-3514.54.5.872
OpenAlexW4255370399
LanguageEN
Citations received118

Developmental psychology · Human Females · Resistance (ecology) · Security token · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works118
Citations per year3,37
Citation span1991 - 2026 (36)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
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