Enjoyment of sexualization: Is it different for men?

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 495-504

  Visser, Beth A ^a   Sultani, Farah ^a   Choma, Becky L ^b   Pozzebon, Julie A ^c  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84903560452     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12241     Document Type: Article

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