Temptation Island, The Bachelor, Joe Millionaire: A Prospective Cohort Study on the Role of Romantically Themed Reality Television in Adolescents' Sexual Development

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 563-580

  Vandenbosch, Laura ^a   Eggermont, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 84858718971     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2011.620663     Document Type: Article

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