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Are Online Sexual Activities and Sexting Good for Adults’ Sexual Well-Being? Results From a National Online Survey

Nicola DöringResearch Group Media Psychology and Media Design, Institute of Media and Communication Science, TU Ilmenau, Ilmenau, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. Rohangis MohseniResearch Group Media Psychology and Media Design, Institute of Media and Communication Science, TU Ilmenau, Ilmenau, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 250-263 | Received 08 Dec 2017, Accepted 28 May 2018, Published online: 10 Jan 2019

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