Adolescents' use of sexually explicit internet material and sexual uncertainty: The role of involvement and gender

Communication Monographs

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 357-375

  Peter, Jochen ^a   Valkenburg, Patti M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Internet; Media; Pornography; Teenagers; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957085410     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637751.2010.498791     Document Type: Article

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