Does Watching Sex on Television Predict Teen Pregnancy?
This article may be the first that looks at actual data that suggests there is a prospective link between exposure to sexual content on television and the likelihood of experiencing a pregnancy before the age of 20. The data was collected over 3 years.
Link to article page on RAND Health: http://www.rand.org/health/abstracts/2008/11/chandra.html Link to article page on Pediatrics (Only the abstract is available for free.): http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/122/5/1047Join the Conversation
About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
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