Sexual communication in the digital age

The Wiley Handbook of Psychology, Technology, and Society

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 176-191

  Drouin, Michelle ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated sexual communication; Personal motivations; Risk factors; Sext messages; Sexting phenomenon

Indexed keywords

EID: 85150479536     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118771952.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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