Television and adolescent sexuality

Brown, John Russell; Childers, Kim Walsh; Waszak, Cynthia

doi:10.1016/0197-0070(90)90131-k

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“…Only a minority discussed the program viewed with the child (Table 3) The TV programs watched by the children were as follows: The predictive value of the age of the child, the presence of siblings, and coviewing with parents on the watching of each kind of program, assessed by multivariate logistic regression, showed that the age of the child was the only predictor for all programs (odds ratio [OR] range, [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. The viewing of TV news was also independently and significantly associated with the amount of TV coviewing with parents (OR=2.9; P<.03).…”

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The Use of Television in 2- to 8-Year-Old Children and the Attitude of Parents About Such Use

Valerio

Amodio²,

Zio³

et al. 1997

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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The Use of Television in 2- to 8-Year-Old Children and the Attitude of Parents About Such Use

Valerio

Amodio²,

Zio³

et al. 1997

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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“…Content studies indicate that about 70% of recent television programs and 90% of motion pictures contain some verbal or behavioral sexual content (Kunkel et al 2007). Although research on sexual effects of media can be difficult to conduct because of ethical constraints, especially when minors are involved, a few studies have indicated media effects on teens' beliefs about sexuality (Aubrey et al 2003;Brown et al 1990;Buerkel-Rothfuss and Strouse 1993). Additionally, in one of very few studies of media exposure correlates of actual sexual behavior, Collins et al (2004) found that among teen virgins, frequent viewers of TV programs with sexual content were twice as likely to initiate sexual intercourse in the following year as those viewing less sexual programming, as well as becoming, or being responsible for, a teen pregnancy (Chandra et al 2008).…”

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Parental Guidance: A Content Analysis of MPAA Motion Picture Rating Justifications 1993–2005

Potts

Belden

2009

Curr Psychol

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Advisory ratings and content descriptions are assigned to motion pictures by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and represent the primary social policy in the United States for advising parents about movie content, with a goal of limiting minor children's exposure to material deemed inappropriate for their age. To examine possible historical trends in MPAA ratings information, the present study analyzed the content of PG, PG-13, and R movie rating justification phrases (e.g., "Rated PG-13 for violence and language") applied to movies released in the years 1993-2005. A random sample of 1820 movie titles was selected, and all words in the rating justification phrases were coded as primary content terms or modifier terms. Results indicated that content terms for language, violence, and sexuality appeared frequently at all rating levels. Historical trends were found for terms indicating stronger depictions of violence and language and more mature thematic material in PG movie phrases, and more adult language, substance use, and sexual content in PG-13 movie phrases, across the sampled years, a pattern termed "ratings creep." Policy changes and psychological processes affecting MPAA raters and the ratings process are discussed as plausible causes of ratings creep, as are implications of these ratings changes for media consumers and society at large.

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“…Particularly, television informs us about sex (Brown 2002;Brown et al 1990;Kaiser Family Foundation 1998). Though television is not the only source individuals look to for information about sex, it is still a ''significant social force'' (Farrar et al 2003, p. 8) with individuals reporting that they do not receive enough information about sex from parents or school (Greenberg et al 1993).…”

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Girls and Sex: A Content Analysis of Sexual Health Depictions in HBO’s Girls

Stevens

Garrett

2016

Sexuality & Culture

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Sex on television has been a topic of interest to scholars and critics alike. History has shown that certain programs break the mold when talking about sex. One show that is currently leading this trend is HBO's Girls, a fictional comedydrama show with 4.1 million viewers that has received much attention for its portrayals of sex. This systematic, quantitative content analysis is a case study of the first three seasons of Girls. It examines sexual behaviors, sexual talk, and sexual risk and responsibility. Results revealed kissing to be the most prevalent sexual behavior and talking about own or other's sexual interests/actions was the most frequent form of sexual talk. Most surprisingly, sexual risk/responsibility was represented much more in Girls than in shows evaluated in previous television content analyses.

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Television and adolescent sexuality

Cited by 91 publications

References 29 publications

The Use of Television in 2- to 8-Year-Old Children and the Attitude of Parents About Such Use

The Use of Television in 2- to 8-Year-Old Children and the Attitude of Parents About Such Use

Parental Guidance: A Content Analysis of MPAA Motion Picture Rating Justifications 1993–2005

Girls and Sex: A Content Analysis of Sexual Health Depictions in HBO’s Girls

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