Maternal Attachment and Television Viewing in Adolescents' Sexual Socialization: Differential Associations Across Gender

Sex Roles

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 38-52

  Vandenbosch, Laura ^a   Eggermont, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Gender; Maternal attachment; Sexual stereotypes; Television viewing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84155171133     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-011-0075-5     Document Type: Article

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