Sexual media use and relational satisfaction in heterosexual couples

Personal Relationships

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 562-585

  Bridges, Ana J ^a   Morokoff, Patricia J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 82855170855     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01328.x     Document Type: Article

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