Casual sexual relationships and experiences (CSREs) such as hookups, one-night stands,
friends with benefits relationships, and booty calls have received increasing attention in the …

This accessible book explores and demonstrates methodological tools used to guide
qualitative relationships research, especially studies of interpersonal communication …

From choosing a partner to date to deciding to cohabit or marry, individuals are faced with
many relationship choices. Given the costs of failed relationships (eg, personal distress …

One prominent pathway to sexual intimacy among college student populations is hooking
up. Past research has largely compared men and women, with limited attention given to how …

Using a sample of 200 emerging adult male college students, we examined how men varied
in the meanings they gave to sex and their self-reported engagement in two types of casual …

Friends with benefits (FWB) relationships are formed by an integration of friendship and
sexual intimacy, typically without the explicit commitments characteristic of an exclusive …

Abstract 'Friends with benefits'(FWB) is defined as friends having sexual relations without
commitment or romantic feeling towards each other. The purpose of this study was to …

Using focus groups, this study sought to understand and compare how Mexican American
(n= 41, M= 16.0 years old, SD=. 96) and European American (n= 34, M= 16.1 years old …

Objective To describe the thoughts, reflections, and experiences of friends‐with‐benefits
relationships among a group of S wedish adolescents. Design and Sample A qualitative …

Sexuality researchers and therapists have traditionally been reluctant to say “yes” to the
benefits and pleasures of sex, and instead, have focused on understanding how people can …