Using TV as a Guide: Associations Between Television Viewing and Adolescents' Sexual Attitudes and Behavior

By L. Monique Ward, Kimberly Friedman. 2006

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Literature and Literary Theory

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Adolescents' Exposure to Sexually Explicit Internet Material and Notions of Women as Sex Objects: Assessing Causality and Underlying Processes (2009, background): “…of Communication 59 (2009) 407–433 c© 2009 International Communication Association 407 Women as Sex Objects J. Peter & P. M. Valkenburg (e.g., American Psychological Association Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls, 2007; Levy, 2005; Paul, 2005; Ward, 2002; Ward & Friedman, 2006).”
“Always Use Protection”: Communication Boys Receive About Sex From Parents, Peers, and the Media (2008, background): “Here, research indicates that regular exposure to genres high in sexual content (e.g., music videos, men’s magazines) is associated with men’s expressing a greater acceptance of nonrelational sex and of sexual stereotypes painting women as sexual objects and men as players ( Ward and Friedman, 2006;”
Normative Sexuality Development in Adolescence: A Decade in Review, 2000–2009 (2011, background): “Media researchers in this last decade also examined how media can support young people’s sexuality development (Bay-Cheng, 2001; Bay-Cheng, et al., 2009; Ward & Friedman, 2006).”
Sex and the Spectacle of Music Videos: An Examination of the Portrayal of Race and Sexuality in Music Videos (2011, background): “A number of studies have linked adolescents’ exposure to media depictions featuring objectification of women and sexually explicit materials to adolescents’ beliefs about women as sex objects (Peter and Valkenburg 2007; Ward 2002; Ward and Friedman 2006 ).”
Does Exposure to Sexual Hip-Hop Music Videos Influence the Sexual Attitudes of College Students? (2009, background): “One niche within the body of research on media effects explores connections between exposure to sexual imagery in music videos and young people’s sexual attitudes and behaviors (Arnett, 2002; Hansen & Hansen, 1991; Roe, 1995; Ward, 2002; Ward & Friedman, 2006; Ward, Hansbrough, & Walker, 2005).”
Mass Media Effects on Youth Sexual Behavior Assessing the Claim for Causality (2011, background): “Similarly, Ward and Friedman (2006) took into account several demographic controls and viewing motives and still found that music video and talk show (but not prime-time television) exposure explained unique variance in high school students’ sexual experience levels (selection options ranged from…”
Predicting Objectification: Do Provocative Clothing and Observer Characteristics Matter? (2007, background): “For example, Ward and Friedman (2006) showed that more frequent viewing of talk shows and of ‘sexy’ prime-time programs were associated with greater endorsement of sexual stereotypes.”
Gender Differences in Video Game Characters’ Roles, Appearances, and Attire as Portrayed in Video Game Magazines (2007, background): “Additionally, viewing images of women portrayed as sex objects is related to the endorsement of gender stereotypes (Ward and Friedman 2006; Ward et al. 2005).”
Sex, Lies, and Video Games: The Portrayal of Male and Female Characters on Video Game Covers (2007, background): “Ward and her colleagues have demonstrated in several studies that exposure to music videos (Ward et al. 2005) and television ( Ward and Friedman 2006 ) influence romantic/sexual attitudes and behavior.”
Sex on the Shore: Wishful Identification and Parasocial Relationships as Mediators in the Relationship Between Jersey Shore Exposure and Emerging Adults' Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors (2014, background): “Identification with characters has been found to influence the relationship between exposure to sexual media content and sexual attitudes (MoyerGusé, Chung, & Jain, 2011; Ward & Friedman, 2006).”
Adolescents’ Exposure to a Sexualized Media Environment and Their Notions of Women as Sex Objects (2007, background): “To capture adolescents’ media experience more adequately, researchers have recently included multiple genres (Aubrey, Harrison, Kramer, & Yellin, 2003; Ward, 2002; Ward & Friedman, 2006 ) and multiple media (e.g., Brown et al., 2006 ;L ’Engle, Brown, & Kenneavy, 2006; Pardun, L’Engle, & Brown, 2005”
The Effects of the Sexualization of Female Video Game Characters on Gender Stereotyping and Female Self-Concept (2009, background): “Additionally, traditional media effects research (e.g., Ward and Friedman 2006 ) has demonstrated effects on self-esteem, self-efficacy, and gender beliefs after exposure to idealized images of the female body for as little as 10–15 min.”