Ross E. O’Hara|Frederick X. Gibbons|Meg Gerrard|Zhigang Li|James D. Sargent
Greater Exposure to Sexual Content in Popular Movies Predicts Earlier Sexual Debut and Increased Sexual Risk Taking
Dartmouth College|Brain (Germany)|Dartmouth College|Brain (Germany)|Dartmouth College|Dartmouth College|Dartmouth College
early sexual debut associated risky sexual behavior increased risk unplanned pregnancy sexually transmitted infections later life relations among early movie sexual exposure mse sexual debut risky sexual behavior adulthood ie multiple sexual partners inconsistent condom use examined longitudinal study us adolescents mse measured using beach method comprehensive procedure media content coding controlling characteristics adolescents families analyses showed mse predicted age sexual debut directly indirectly changes sensation seeking mse also predicted engagement risky sexual behaviors directly indirectly via early sexual debut results suggest mse may promote sexual risk taking modifying sexual behavior accelerating normal rise sensation seeking adolescence