Exposure to sexual content in popular movies predicts sexual behavior in adolescence
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 19:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Intuitively it simply makes sense: exposure to sexual content in movies at an early age probably influences adolescents' sexual behavior. And yet, even though a great deal of research has shown that adolescents who watch more risky behaviors in popular movies, like drinking or smoking, are more likely to drink and smoke themselves, surprisingly little research has examined whether movies influence adolescents' sexual behaviors.