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Original Articles

Pubertal Timing, Parenting Style, and Trajectories of Pornography Use in Adolescence: Peer Pornography Use as the Mediator

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Pages 29-41 | Received 06 Sep 2018, Accepted 21 May 2019, Published online: 19 Jun 2019

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