The use of cyberpornography by young men in Hong Kong: Some psychosocial correlates

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 588-598

  Lam, Chun Bun ^a   Chan, Darius K S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Online pornography; Peer influence; Sexual harassment; Young men

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PEER PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HARASSMENT;

ADULT; COERCION; EROTICA; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34547114461     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-006-9124-5     Document Type: Article

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