Sexual aggression and pornography: A review of correlational research

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 405-427

  Bauserman, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0040748194     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp1804_4     Document Type: Review

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