Adolescents' contact with sexuality in mainstream media: A selection-based perspective

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 352-363

  Hawk, Skyler T ^a,c   Vanwesenbeeck, Ine ^b   De Graaf, Hanneke ^b   Bakker, Floor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Ratgers Nisso Groep

^c Rutgers Nisso Group   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDIA PRACTICE MODEL; MODEL; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUALITY;

EID: 33846028561     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490609552334     Document Type: Article

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