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Author: Collins, Rebecca L.
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Chandra, Anita Martino, Steven C. Collins, Rebecca L. Elliott, Marc N. Berry, Sandra H. Kanouse, David E. Miu, Angela |
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Does Watching Sex on Television Predict Teen Pregnancy? Findings From a National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Pediatrics 122,5 (November 2008): 1047-1054. Also: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org.proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/cgi/reprint/122/5/1047 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics Keyword(s): Adolescent Sexual Activity; Pregnancy, Adolescent; Sexual Activity; Sexual Behavior; Teenagers; Television Viewing; Variables, Independent - Covariate OBJECTIVE. There is increasing evidence that youth exposure to sexual content on television shapes sexual attitudes and behavior in a manner that may influence reproductive health outcomes. To our knowledge, no previous work has empirically examined associations between exposure to television sexual content and adolescent pregnancy. METHODS. Data from a national longitudinal survey of teens (12-17 years of age, monitored to 15-20 years of age) were used to assess whether exposure to televised sexual content predicted subsequent pregnancy for girls or responsibility for pregnancy for boys. Multivariate logistic regression models controlled for other known correlates of exposure to sexual content and pregnancy. We measured experience of a teen pregnancy during a 3-year period. RESULTS. Exposure to sexual content on television predicted teen pregnancy, with adjustment for all covariates. Teens who were exposed to high levels of television sexual content (90th percentile) were twice as likely to experience a pregnancy in the subsequent 3 years, compared with those with lower levels of exposure (10th percentile). CONCLUSIONS. This is the first study to demonstrate a prospective link between exposure to sexual content on television and the experience of a pregnancy before the age of 20. Limiting adolescent exposure to the sexual content on television and balancing portrayals of sex in the media with information about possible negative consequences might reduce the risk of teen pregnancy. Parents may be able to mitigate the influence of this sexual content by viewing with their children and discussing these depictions of sex. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Pediatrics is the property of American Academy of Pediatrics and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abr idged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts) |
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Chandra, Anita, Steven C. Martino, Rebecca L. Collins, Marc N. Elliott, Sandra H. Berry, David E. Kanouse and Angela Miu. "Does Watching Sex on Television Predict Teen Pregnancy? Findings From a National Longitudinal Survey of Youth." Pediatrics 122,5 (November 2008): 1047-1054.
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Karney, Benjamin R. Beckett, Megan K. Collins, Rebecca L. Shaw, Rebecca |
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Adolescent Romantic Relationships as Precursors of Healthy Adult Marriages A Review of Theory, Research, and Programs Technical Report Prepared for the Department of Health and Human Services, Santa Monica, CA: The RAND Corporation, 2007. Also: http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR488.html Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY97 Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Keyword(s): Marriage; Monitoring the Future (MTF); National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (AddHealth); National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG); Transition, Adulthood; Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Goals of the Report. To inform current efforts to strengthen the adolescent precursors of healthy marriage, the overarching goal of this report is to synthesize and evaluate the existing basic and applied literature on adolescent romantic relationships, with particular emphasis on experiences in these relationships as precursors of adult marriages. By evaluating the accumulated products of this work to date, the analyses described in this report should provide a foundation for policies to promote healthy marriages through programs aimed at adolescents. Organization and Methods. The report is organized around three major tasks: Review descriptions of what adolescent romantic relationships are like. To accomplish this task, the report assembles and reviews research that describes what adolescents believe and value about romantic relationships and marriage in general and how adolescents behave in their own romantic relationships. Review explanations of the role adolescent romantic relationships may play in adult development. To accomplish this task, the report integrates existing theories of adolescent romantic relationships and adult development and evaluates the degree to which existing theories have received support from the empirical literature on adolescent relationships to date. Assess interventions designed to make adolescents’ relationships, and their subsequent marriages, better. To accomplish this task, this report reviews a diverse sample of available relationship education curricula targeted at adolescents and describes interviews with practitioners directly involved in this area. Drawing on the results of these tasks, the report concludes by identifying priorities for future research in this area and offering strategies and suggestions for developing programs and curricula to promote healthy adult marriages during adolescence. |
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Bibliography Citation
Karney, Benjamin R., Megan K. Beckett, Rebecca L. Collins and Rebecca Shaw. "Adolescent Romantic Relationships as Precursors of Healthy Adult Marriages A Review of Theory, Research, and Programs." Technical Report Prepared for the Department of Health and Human Services, Santa Monica, CA: The RAND Corporation, 2007. |