Searching for sexually explicit materials on the internet: An exploratory study of college students' behavior and attitudes

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 101-118

  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 SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; behavior; erotica; Internet; undergraduates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; EROTICA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035320814     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002724116437     Document Type: Article

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