College Men, Their Magazines, and Sex

Taylor, Laramie D.

doi:10.1007/s11199-006-9124-x

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“…The present research broadly contributes to the debate about the influence of women's sexualization in the media on the attitudes and behavioral tendencies of men (Horvath et al, 2012;Krassas et al, 2003;Peter & Valkenburg, 2007;Taylor, 2005Taylor, , 2006. Data obtained showed a significant relationship (in the expected direction)…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 52%

More Than a Magazine

Romero-Sánchez

Toro-García

Horvath

et al. 2016

J Interpers Violence

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Exposure to some magazines aimed at young male readers -lads' mags -has recently been associated with behaviors and attitudes that are derogatory towards women, including sexual violence. In the present study, a group of Spanish adult men were exposed to the covers of a lads' mag while a second group was exposed to the covers of a neutral magazine. Results showed that, compared to participants in the second group, participants who were exposed to covers of lads' mags who also showed high rape myth acceptance (RMA) and legitimized the consumption of such magazines reported higher rape proclivity in a hypothetical situation. These findings suggest the need to further explore the possible detrimental effects of some sexualized media that are widely accepted in many Western countries.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 52%

More Than a Magazine

Romero-Sánchez

Toro-García

Horvath

et al. 2016

J Interpers Violence

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“…Approximately one in five men indicated at least some weekly reading. Asking about specific magazines has been normative in past magazine and sexual socialization research (Peter & Valkenburg, 2007;Taylor, 2006). Maxim and Esquire were used as the particular referents because of their popularity and because the objectification of women in these periodicals has been noted by several Arch Sex Behav scholars (Brunner, 2013;Johnson & Sivek, 2009;Krassas et al, 2003;Reichert, 2007;Taylor, 2005).…”

Section: Men's Magazine Exposurementioning

confidence: 99%

Men’s Objectifying Media Consumption, Objectification of Women, and Attitudes Supportive of Violence Against Women

2015

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A recent White House Council Report on Women and Girls called attention to sexual assault on college campuses and encouraged continued research on this important public health problem. Media that sexually objectify women have been identified by feminist scholars as encouraging of sexual assault, but some researchers question why portrayals that do not feature sexual assault should affect men's attitudes supportive of violence against women. Guided by the concepts of specific and abstract sexual scripting in Wright's (Communication Yearbook 35:343-386, 2011) sexual script acquisition, activation, application model of sexual media socialization, this study proposed that the more men are exposed to objectifying depictions, the more they will think of women as entities that exist for men's sexual gratification (specific sexual scripting), and that this dehumanized perspective on women may then be used to inform attitudes regarding sexual violence against women (abstract sexual scripting). Data were gathered from collegiate men sexually attracted to women (N = 187). Consistent with expectations, associations between men's exposure to objectifying media and attitudes supportive of violence against women were mediated by their notions of women as sex objects. Specifically, frequency of exposure to men's lifestyle magazines that objectify women, reality TV programs that objectify women, and pornography predicted more objectified cognitions about women, which, in turn, predicted stronger attitudes supportive of violence against women.

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“…For example, Taylor (2006) found that reading both semi-explicit and explicit magazines was associated with more permissive attitudes towards premarital sexual activity and expectations of variety for both usual and unusual sexual behaviors among college men. SEM use has also been associated with lowered sexual anxiety and more positive sexual esteem (Morrison, Harriman, Morrison, Bearden, & Ellis, 2004).…”

Section: Sem Use and Sexual Behaviors Satisfaction And Preferencesmentioning

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“…It was anticipated that SEM viewing frequency would be associated with more and earlier sexual experience (Carroll et al, 2008), less sexual and relationship satisfaction (Peter & Valkenburg, 2009) and more varied or unusual sexual preferences (Taylor, 2006). Though no past research has examined the role of viewing multiple types of SEM, it was anticipated that it will have similar outcomes as SEM viewing frequency.…”

Section: Current Studymentioning

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Associations between Young Adults' Use of Sexually Explicit Materials and Their Sexual Preferences, Behaviors, and Satisfaction

Morgan

2011

Journal of Sex Research

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The present study examined how levels of sexually explicit material (SEM) use during adolescence and young adulthood were associated with sexual preferences, sexual behaviors, and sexual and relationship satisfaction. Participants included 782 heterosexual college students (326 men and 456 w omen; M age = 19.9) who completed a questionnaire online. Results revealed high frequencies and multiple types and contexts of SEM use, with men's usage rates systematically higher than women's. Regression analyses revealed that both the frequency of SEM use and number of SEM types viewed were uniquely associated with more sexual experience (a higher number of overall and casual sexual intercourse partners as well as a lower age at first intercourse). Higher frequencies of SEM use were associated with less sexual and relationship satisfaction. The frequency of SEM use and number of SEM types viewed were both associated with higher sexual preferences for the types of sexual practices typically presented in SEM. These findings suggest that SEM use can play a significant role in a variety of aspects of young adults' sexual development processes. Keywords: pornography, sexual development, media, sexual attitudesYoung adulthood is a time a sexual exploration and development (Arnett, 2004;Lefkowitz & Gillen, 2006) and many researchers have explored the role of media in this process, finding that sexual images in mainstream media outlets as well as more sexually explicit materials are important sources of information for adolescents and young adults (e.g., Brown, 2006;Peter & Valkenburg, 2007;Traeen, Sørheim-Nilsen, & Stigum, 2006;Ward, 2003). With the proliferation of available sexually explicit media in the last ten years, researchers are beginning to turn their attention to the ways in which contemporary youth are being impacted by sexually explicit media in particular (e.g., Carroll et al., 2008;Peter & Valkenburg, 2006, 2009Stulhofer, Busko & Landripet, 2010).Despite a long history of research on sexually explicit media, much of this research has become outdated as a result of significant technological shifts that have drastically changed the way people access sexually explicit materials (SEM), namely internet-based access has increased substantially in the last decade (Buzzell, 2005). Additionally, research on SEM has traditionally focused on potential links between SEM and sexual violence (e.g., Bensimon, 2007;Malamuth, Addison, & Koss, 2000;Marshall, 1988) and its associations with sexual compulsions or addiction (e.g. Cooper, Delmonico, & Burg, 2000;Delmonico, 1997) as opposed to its use among non-clinical, normative samples. While these are important areas of investigation, given that many teens and the majority of young adults report viewing sexually explicit media (e.g., Braun-Courville & Rojas, 2009;Cameron et al., 2005), it is also important to examine potential associations between SEM use and more normative sexual and romantic relationship development during young adulthood. As such, the present study seeks ...

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College Men, Their Magazines, and Sex

Cited by 43 publications

References 23 publications

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Men’s Objectifying Media Consumption, Objectification of Women, and Attitudes Supportive of Violence Against Women

Associations between Young Adults' Use of Sexually Explicit Materials and Their Sexual Preferences, Behaviors, and Satisfaction

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