Women's critical responses to sexually explicit material: The role of hyperfemininity and processing style

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 306-316

  Van Oosten, Johanna M F ^a   Peter, Jochen ^a   Boot, Inge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EROTICA; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EROTICA; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923580408     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2013.858305     Document Type: Review

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