Sexuality in the 3D Internet and its relationship to real-life sexuality

Psychology and Sexuality

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-122

  Gilbert, Richard L ^a   Gonzalez, Monique A ^b   Murphy, Nora A ^a  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 dimensional; Internet; Second Life; Sexuality; Virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953845062     PISSN: 19419899     EISSN: 19419902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2010.536987     Document Type: Article

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