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How has sexual content in the media influenced premature sexual behavior in adolescents?
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Gruber, Enid, and Joel W Grube. “Adolescent Sexuality and the Media: A Review of Current Knowledge and Implications.” Western Journal of Medicine 172.3 (2000): 210–214. Print.
Adolescents have easy access as well as over exposure to sexual content, which is conveyed in a positive light with limited information on the risks sexual activity causes. So preadolescents and adolescents use these as examples and therefore become sexual active. To help prevent the issue, parents are encouraged to supervise their children on the content they're exposed to. This article gives facts and information on the risks and ways to prevent premature sexual behavior in teens. -
Grant, Christina. “Teens, Sex and the Media: Is There a Connection?” Paediatrics & Child Health 8.5 (2003): 285–286. Print.
Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to sexual content in media because most teens are not completely cognitively developed to discern and decipher the messages in media and with the amount of time teens spend watching television makes them more likely to develope sexual behavior at a young age. This article gives statistics and facts on what sexual content does to a adolescent behavior and attititude. -
Strasburger, Victor C., Dr. "Sexuality, Contraception, and the Media." Http://pediatrics.aappublications.org. Pediatrics Vol. 126 No. 3, Aug.-Sept. 2010. Web. 21 May 2015. Print.
Dr. Strasburger comes from a health view point in this article and discusses the health risks that early sexual behavior can cause in adolescents due to sexual content in the media. He points out how although casual sex is portrayed regularly in media, sexual responsibility is rare to come across, leaving teens without he proper knowledge. This article comes from a doctor's point of view and adds health risks and preventions. -
Lou, Chaohua, Yan Cheng, Ersheng Gao, Xiayun Zuo, Mark R. Emerson, and Laurie S. Zabin. "The Three-City Study of Asian Adolescents and Youth: Hanoi, Shanghai, and Taipei." Journal of Adolescent Health. Elsevier Inc, Mar. 2012. Web. 22 May 2015. Print.
This article shows the results from a questionnaire done in three Asian cities, Hanoi, Shanghai, and Taipei, invloving 17,016 adolescents which resulted that the access to mass media does influence adolescents' sexual behavior and attitude just as school, parents, and peers.This article was written by six authors, four in which are from the Asian decent and two from the U.S. -
Parker, Wayne. "Children and Sex in the Media." Http://fatherhood.about.com. Http://www.about.com, June 2013. Web. 21 May 2015.
Although this article a strong opinionated article, it comes first hand from a father who is also a doctor. Wayne Parker introduces 2 studies supporting his opinion that sexual activity in adolescents are increased when they are exposed to sexual content in the media. -
Coyne, Sarah M., and Paula M. Padilla-Walker. "Sex, Violence, & Rock N' Roll: Longitudinal Effects of Music on Aggression, Sex, and Prosocial Behavior during Adolescence." Journal of Adolescence. Elsevier Ltd., Mar. 2015. Web. 22 May 2015. Print.
This article shows a study done on adolescents about the effects of agressive and sexual music may result in an increase in premature sexual behavior and an increase in agression among teens. The authors focus on one medium of media, music, and studies the effects of it on a select group of adolescents.