Viewing sexually-explicit materials alone or together: Associations with relationship quality

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 441-448

  Maddox, Amanda M ^a   Rhoades, Galena K ^a   Markman, Howard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Infidelity; Pornography; Relationship quality; Sexually explicit material

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 79952487483     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-009-9585-4     Document Type: Article

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