Effects of visual and verbal sexual television content and perceived realism on attitudes and beliefs

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 130-137

  Taylor, Laramie D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; TELEVISION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VISUAL INFORMATION;

EID: 20144365181     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490509552266     Document Type: Article

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