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Trading Later Rewards for Current Pleasure: Pornography Consumption and Delay Discounting

Sesen NegashCouple and Family Therapy Program, Alliant International University, San Diego, CaliforniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nicole Van Ness SheppardCouple and Family Therapy Program, Alliant International University, San Diego, California
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Nathaniel M. LambertPsychology Department, University of South Pacific, Suva, Fuji Islands
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Frank D. FinchamFamily Institute, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Pages 689-700 | Published online: 25 Aug 2015

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