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| Author: |
Kaestle, Christine Elizabeth; Halpern, Carolyn Tucker; Brown, Jane Delano
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| Year: |
2007 |
| Article Title: |
Music videos, pro wrestling, and acceptance of date rape among middle school males and females: An exploratory analysis |
| Journal: |
Journal of Adolescent Health |
| Volume: |
40 |
| Edition: |
2 |
| Issue: |
40 |
| Pages: |
185-187 |
| ISBN/ISSN: |
1054-139X |
| Source of Funding: |
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant #HD38508-01A |
| Study Design: |
Correlational Study
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| Publication Type: |
Journal Article |
| Age Group: |
Adolescence (13-17 yrs), Childhood (birth-12 yrs), School Age (6-12 yrs) |
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| Abstract: |
Objective: To examine whether exposure to music videos and pro wrestling is associated with adolescents’ acceptance of date rape attitudes.
Design: Correlational, data from the Teen Media Project health survey analyzing the influence of exposure to music videos and pro wrestling on teens’ beliefs that forcing a dating partner to have sex is acceptable.
Subjects and Setting: 904 students (462 female, 442 male) in 7th and 8th grade (ages 12 to 15) from 3 southeastern U.S. public school districts.
Intervention: N/A
Outcome Measures: Rape acceptance, exposure to music videos and pro wrestling, exposure to TV overall, parenting style.
Results: Neither music videos nor pro wrestling was significantly associated with acceptance of rape for females. Both were significant predictors for males, with odds being 10% higher for a male who watches music videos or wrestling 1 day per week than for a male watching no days. Odds of rape acceptance were 70% higher for males watching music videos on 4 days and pro wrestling on 1.7 days than for a male who watched none. An interaction between race and gender was significant (p=.039), where black race predicted acceptance of rape among females but not males. Parenting style was also significant, with “hands-off" parenting associated with rape acceptance compared to “hands-on" parenting.
Conclusions: Exposure to commonly viewed television content combining sex and violence may negatively influence the development of sexual norms that reject rape in adolescent males. © Center on Media and Child Health |
| Keywords: |
Aggression
Antisocial Behavior
Child Attitudes
Children
Desensitization
Junior High School Students
Media Literacy
Music Videos
Rape
Rape (Media Content)
Sexual Assault
Sexual Assault (Media Content)
Sexual Attitudes
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Behavior (Media Content)
Television
Violence
Violence (Media Content)
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