Voyeurism: It is good as long as we do not get caught

International Journal of Sexual Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-56

  Rye, B J ^a,b   Meaney, Glenn J ^b  

^a Department of Psychology ^*  (Canada)

^b ST JEROME S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Scoptophilia; Sexual risk taking; Social constraints; Voyeurism

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547536697     PISSN: 19317611     EISSN: 1931762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J514v19n01_06     Document Type: Review

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