The pornography craving questionnaire: Psychometric properties

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 451-462

  Kraus, Shane ^a   Rosenberg, Harold ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Craving; Internet; Pornography; Sex; University students

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; EQUIPMENT; EROTICA; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CUES; EROTICA; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896393240     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0229-3     Document Type: Article

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