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Desire and dilemma – gender differences in German students' consumption of pornography. / Böhm, Maika; Franz, Philipp; Dekker, Arne; Matthiesen, Silja.

In: Porn Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2015, p. 76–92.

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Böhm, M, Franz, P, Dekker, A & Matthiesen, S 2015, 'Desire and dilemma – gender differences in German students' consumption of pornography', Porn Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 76–92. https://doi.org/10.1080/23268743.2014.984923

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Böhm, M., Franz, P., Dekker, A., & Matthiesen, S. (2015). Desire and dilemma – gender differences in German students' consumption of pornography. Porn Studies, 2(1), 76–92. https://doi.org/10.1080/23268743.2014.984923

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Böhm M, Franz P, Dekker A, Matthiesen S. Desire and dilemma – gender differences in German students' consumption of pornography. Porn Studies. 2015;2(1):76–92. https://doi.org/10.1080/23268743.2014.984923

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