The roles of individual characteristics and liberalism in intentional and unintentional exposure to online sexual material among european youth: A multilevel approach

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 104-115

  Ševčíková, Anna ^a   Šerek, Jan ^a   Barbovschi, Monica ^a   Daneback, Kristian ^a,b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cross country comparison; EU Kids Online II; Intentional unintentional exposure; Liberalism; Online risk; Pornography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903381710     PISSN: 18689884     EISSN: 15536610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13178-013-0141-6     Document Type: Article

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