Revisiting the Association between Pornography Use and Risky Sexual Behaviors: The Role of Early Exposure to Pornography and Sexual Sensation Seeking

Among the suggested problems and harms associated with widespread pornography use among young people, risky sexual behaviors have been frequently mentioned. To further explore this public health concern, this article analyzed sexual sensation seeking (SSS) as a potential confounder of the associatio...

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Matična publikacija: Journal of sex research
50 (2013), 7 ; str. 633-641
Glavni autori: Sinković, Matija (-), Božić, Jasmina (Author), Štulhofer, Aleksandar
Vrsta građe: Članak
Jezik: eng
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