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Sexual Media as Competition in the Heterosexual Relationship Market

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Dr. Regnerus receives monetary payment for providing writing, editing, evaluation, and networking services to the Witherspoon Institute. The business interests of Witherspoon Institute relate to the topic of this study.

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Regnerus, M. Sexual Media as Competition in the Heterosexual Relationship Market. Arch Sex Behav 48, 2279–2281 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-1399-4

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