Pornography, Sexual Socialization, and Satisfaction among Young Men

In spite of a growing presence of pornography in contemporary life, little is known about its potential effects on young people’ s sexual socialization and sexual satisfaction. In this article, we present a theoretical model of the effects of sexually explicit materials (SEM) mediated by sexual scri...

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Matična publikacija: Archives of Sexual Behavior
39 (2010), 1 ; str. 168-178
Glavni autori: Štulhofer, Aleksandar (-), Landripet, Ivan (Author), Buško, Vesna
Vrsta građe: Članak
Jezik: eng
Online pristup: Elektronička verzija članka
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