A model of adolescents' seeking of sexual content in their media choices

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 309-315

  Bleakley, Amy ^a   Hennessy, Michael ^a   Fishbein, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERNET; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLICATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; EROTICA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNET; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79957587595     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2010.497985     Document Type: Article

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