The role of sexual compulsivity, impulsivity, and experiential avoidance in internet pornography use

Psychological Record

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-18

  Wetterneck, Chad T ^a   Burgess, Angela J ^a   Short, Mary B ^a   Smith, Angela H ^a   Cervantes, Maritza E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Experiential avoidance; Impulsivity; Internet; Pornography; Sexual compulsivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863284789     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03395783     Document Type: Review

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