Sex and the Internet: A survey instrument to assess college students' behavior and attitudes

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-149

  Goodson, Patricia ^a   Mccormick, Deborah ^b   Evans, Alexandra ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034002043     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109493100315987     Document Type: Article

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