Do questions about watching internet pornography make people watch internet pornography? a comparison between adolescents and adults

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 400-410

  Peter, Jochen ^a   Valkenburg, Patti M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84866347255     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edr052     Document Type: Article

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