The impact of computer variables on the viewing and sending of sexually explicit material on the Internet: Testing Cooper's "Triple-A Engine"

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 157-169

  Byers, Lisa J ^a   Menzies, Ken S ^a   O'Grady, William L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anonymity; Internet; Online sexual activity; Pornography Sexually explicit material

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COLLEGE STUDENT; EXPERIENCE; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEM; PUBLICATION; SEX THERAPY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKILL; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 17644387592     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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