How bad is it? Perceptions of the relationship impact of different types of internet sexual activities

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 415-429

  Parker, Trent S ^a   Wampler, Karen S ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet affairs; Sexuality; Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043096288     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027360703099     Document Type: Article

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