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Friday, August 20, 2010
Study: exposure to sexual content not to blame for teen sex rates
Posted by Shawn Alff on Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 9:33 AM
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The research was conducted by Temple University psychologist Laurence Steinberg and published in the peer reviewed journal Developmental Psychology. It reexamines the conclusions from a landmark 2006 study that claimed teens between 12 and 14 who consumed great quantities of sexual content in mass media, from movies to music, were more likely to
have sex by 16.
However, this study didn't take into account the fact that teens who are already interested in sex will prefer sexual content and consume it at higher rates. Steinberg's study provides evidence that it's not the media that causes teens' interest in sex, but rather this sexual curiosity that leads them to consume sexually charged media.
After controlling for factors effecting teens' propensity to be exposed to sexual content---academic aptitude, religious adherence, family relationships, and friends' attitudes on sex---the link between exposure to sexualized media and the early onset of sexual activity vanishes.
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