Predicting sexual aggression in male college students in Brazil

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 152-162

  D'Abreu, Lylla Cysne Frota ^a   Krahé, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brazil; Childhood abuse; Pornography; Sexual aggression; Sexual scripts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898645602     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032789     Document Type: Article

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