Onanism and child sexual abuse: A comparative study of two hypotheses

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 637-652

  Malón, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Masturbation; Onanism

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; MASTURBATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CULTURE; HUMANS; MASTURBATION; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77952097874     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-008-9465-3     Document Type: Article

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