Predicting sexual aggression: The role of pornography in the context of general and specific risk factors

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 104-117

  Vega, Vanessa ^a   Malamuth, Neil M ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33947143390     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20172     Document Type: Article

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