A review of internet pornography use research: Methodology and content from the past 10 years

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-23

  Short, Mary B ^a   Black, Lora ^b   Smith, Angela H ^a   Wetterneck, Chad T ^a   Wells, Daryl E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855980530     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0477     Document Type: Review

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