Personality, Individual Differences, and Preferences for the Sexual Media

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-53

  Bogaert, Anthony F ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Erotica; Insatiability; Personality; Pornography; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PUBLICATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EROTICA; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035261008     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026416723291     Document Type: Article

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