Content, Sex of Viewer, and Dispositional Variables as Predictors of Affective and Evaluative Responses to Sexually Explicit Films

Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 53-71

  Kelley, Kathryn ^a   Byrne, Donn ^a   Greendlinger, Virginia ^b   Murnen, Sarah K ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c KENYON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84937263154     PISSN: 08907064     EISSN: 15408698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J056v09n02_04     Document Type: Article

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