Adolescent sex and mass media: a developmental approach.
Media critics point to adolescents' exposure to "sexy" television and popular music. Developmental transitions lead to increased information seeking, and developmental tasks force adolescents to find information sources other than their parents, implying a link between sexy media and adolescent development. Media research informed by knowledge of adolescent development may be able to clarify this connection, and model development is discussed here.
Chapin
J R
JR
Communications, Penn State University, Monaca, Pennsylvania 15061, USA. jrc11@psu.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D010553:Personality Development; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*