"Sexting" and adult romantic attachment

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1697-1701

  Weisskirch, Robert S ^a   Delevi, Raquel ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Computer mediated communication; Couples; Romantic relationships; Sexting

Indexed keywords

ADULT ATTACHMENT; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; COUPLES; ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP; SEXTING;

TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 79960237226     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.02.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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